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Strawberry Shortcakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream

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  • Serves 8
  • Makes 8 shortcakes
  • Prep 25 min
  • Cook 18 min
  • Dessert
  • American
  • Oven
  • Hand mixer
  • Kid-friendly

Good for, as AI judged the whole recipe.

Ingredients

Servings8

For the strawberries

  • 2 lb

    strawberries, hulled and sliced 1/4 inch thick

  • 1/3 cup

    granulated sugar

  • 1 tbsp

    lemon juice, freshly squeezed

For the biscuits

  • 2 1/2 cups

    all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup

    granulated sugar

  • 1 tbsp

    baking powder

  • 3/4 tsp

    fine salt

  • 1 stick

    unsalted butter (1/2 cup), very cold, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 1 1/4 cups

    cold heavy cream

    1 cup in step 4, 1/4 cup in step 5

  • 1 tsp

    vanilla extract

  • 2 tbsp

    coarse or turbinado sugar, for sprinkling

For the vanilla whipped cream

  • 1 1/2 cups

    cold heavy cream

  • 3 tbsp

    powdered sugar

  • 2 tsp

    vanilla extract

  • Vegetarian

Contains milk (unsalted butter (1/2 cup), cold heavy cream) and wheat (all-purpose flour).

Not checked: coarse or turbinado sugar.

Diets guessed by AI from the ingredients, not checked.

Steps

  1. Step 1

    Toss the sliced strawberries with the granulated sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir, then set aside at room temperature while you make the biscuits; they will soften and release a pink syrup. Stir once or twice along the way.

    30 min, hands-off

    • 2 lb strawberries
    • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  2. Step 2

    Heat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    425°F

  3. Step 3

    In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the cold butter cubes and rub them into the flour with your fingertips (or cut in with a pastry blender) until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces of butter still visible.

    8 min

    • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 tbsp baking powder
    • 3/4 tsp fine salt
    • 1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup)
  4. Step 4

    Stir the vanilla into 1 cup of the cold heavy cream, then pour it over the flour mixture. Stir with a fork just until a shaggy, barely-together dough forms; do not knead it smooth. If a few dry patches remain, add cream 1 tablespoon at a time.

    3 min

    • 1 cup cold heavy cream
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  5. Step 5

    Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and pat it into a rough 6-by-8-inch rectangle about 1 inch thick. Cut it into 8 squares with a floured knife and space them out on the baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining 1/4 cup cream and sprinkle generously with the coarse sugar.

    6 min

    • 1/4 cup cold heavy cream
    • 2 tbsp coarse or turbinado sugar
  6. Step 6

    Bake until the biscuits are puffed and deep golden on top, 16 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool at least 10 minutes.

    18 min, hands-off · 425°F

  7. Step 7

    While the biscuits cool, whip the cold heavy cream with the powdered sugar and vanilla, using a hand mixer on medium-high, until it holds soft, droopy peaks, 2 to 3 minutes. Stop while it still looks billowy and loose.

    3 min

    • 1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream
    • 3 tbsp powdered sugar
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  8. Step 8

    Split each warm biscuit in half with a fork or serrated knife. Spoon strawberries and their syrup over the bottoms, pile on the whipped cream, add a few more berries, and set the tops on at an angle. Serve right away.

    5 min

Where it’s from

Written by AI from an idea

Version 1, saved Oct 5, 2026

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