Sensational Strawberry Shortcake

Name: Sensational Strawberry Shortcake
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter; 2 eggs, separated; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 sprigs fresh mint (optional); 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 946 milliliters strawberries, sliced; 473 milliliters sweetened whipped cream; 59 milliliters white sugar

Sensational Strawberry Shortcake is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 344 calories. A mixture of baking powder, mint, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 5 minutes. It is perfect for Mother's Day.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans.

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Oven

Gently stir strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl; chill.

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Strawberries

Sugar

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Bowl

Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Baking Powder

Butter

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Blender

Knife

Bowl

Whisk milk and egg yolks in a bowl, then stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Divide in half and pat into prepared cake pans.

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Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Bowl

Beat egg whites until foamy in a large bowl. Continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites should form a sharp peak that holds its shape.

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Egg Whites

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Whisk

Bowl

Spread over dough; sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.

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Spread

Dough

Sugar

Bake in preheated oven until golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack; cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Place one cake layer on a large serving plate; spread with half the whipped cream, spoon half the strawberries over cream. Repeat layers; garnish with mint.

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Whipped Cream