Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes

Name: Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters heavy cream; 0 teaspoons salt; 454 grams cups (about strawberries, stemmed and sliced (about 3 1/2 cups sliced); 118 milliliters sugar plus extra for sprinkling; 4 Tbsps cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 5 Tbsps whole milk

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes is a vegetarian dessert. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 81 calories. This recipe serves 25. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Mother's Day event. Head to the store and pick up cocoa powder, heavy cream, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment. Sift cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1/4 cup sugar into a large bowl.

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Baking Soda

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Baking Sheet

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Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Stir in milk until a rough dough forms. Do not overmix. Divide dough into 4 equal portions (a heaping 1/3 cup each). Gently shape into mounds; sprinkle tops with sugar.

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Mounds Bar

Dough

Sugar

Milk

Transfer to baking sheet and bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 12 to 14 minutes.

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Transfer biscuits to a wire rack and let cool.

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Biscuits

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Toss strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl.

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Strawberries

Sugar

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Let stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until juices form, about 30 minutes. Using a hand mixer on high, whip cream and 2 Tbsp. sugar in a large bowl until soft peaks form.

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Cream

Sugar

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Using a serrated knife, slice each biscuit in half horizontally and place 1 bottom half on each of 4 plates. Spoon 1/4 of berry mixture on each bottom. Dollop with whipped cream and top with remaining biscuit halves.

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Whipped Cream