Diner-Style Strawberry Shortcake
Serves: 4
Llewellyn Gorczany
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
50
Sweetness
52
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 cups
Cake Flour1.5 tsps
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt3 cup
Milk3 tbsps
Unsalted Butter2 tsps
Vanilla Extract3 large
Egg1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')1 tsp
Gelatin2 cups
Heavy CreamDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the middle of the oven
2
Lightly coat 2 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick vegetable spray
3
Line the bottoms with a circle of baking parchment
4
Into a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt together, 3 times
5
In a small saucepan, bring the milk and butter to a boil
6
Remove from the heat and add the vanilla and lemon extracts
7
In separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until pale yellow, and fluffy, and doubled in volume
8
While still beating, drizzle in the hot milk mixture
9
Fold in the flour mixture
10
Spread the batter in the prepared pans and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden, the center springs back when lightly pressed, and a cake tester comes out clean
11
Set the pans on a rack to cool
12
Run the tip of a knife around the edges of the cakes to loosen them, and turn them out of the pans
13
Whipped Cream Frosting: In a medium bowl, mix together the gelatin and 1/4 cup of the cream
14
Let rest for 5 minutes to soften, then place the bowl over barely simmering water until the gelatin has completely dissolved
15
Remove the bowl from the heat and let cool to tepid
16
In the meantime, in a mixing bowl, whip the cream until slightly thickened
17
Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and whip to the consistency of shaving cream
18
Fold 1/2 cup of the whipped cream into the gelatin mixture, then fold in the rest
19
Wash and dry the strawberries
20
Pick out the 12 best
21
Stem and slice the rest
22
Lay the sliced berries over 1 cake, then spread a 1/2-inch layer of whipped cream on top
23
Place the second cake over the first
24
Frost the entire cake with the remaining whipped cream
25
Top with the 12 whole berries