Home Recipes Desserts Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry Shortcake Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Hubert Cormier, Ph.D. in nutrition Preparation 30 min Cooking 30 min Refrigeration 0 min Freezing 0 min 8 servings Worth the effort (moderate) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Cakes Desserts Thematics Desserts Dinner party Strawberry Shortcake Discover Our Deliciously Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Strawberry shortcake is certainly one of the best cake recipes ever. Garnished with whipped cream, it is perfectly sweet while also being ultra light! What to serve with angel food cake Accompany this cake with whole strawberries, sliced strawberries, or with a strawberry filling to make a decadent dessert. For some additional freshness, add a bit of lemon zest to the recipe! Angel food cake is ideal to make during strawberry season. Plus, you can go pick your own strawberries. One litre of fresh Quebec strawberries is better than any frozen or imported varieties! Preparing the cake Making a delicious cake is quite simple. You will need a few dry ingredients such as white flour, sugar, and tartar and egg white cream. You will then have to create stiff peaks using a hand mixer. Finally, you can choose to cook your cake in multiple small molds or one big springform or bundt pan. Also, use a bread knife to cut this cake easily! And to make an extra large cake, make sure to remove any oil residue from your bowl. Otherwise, it will not expand as much. SIMPLY DEICIOUS: Are you a strawberry lover? Try these strawberry energy balls, these campfire strawberry marshmallows, this strawberry chia seed pudding, this salmon poke bowl with strawberry salsa, or this shrimp, strawberry, and avocado salsa. Bonà savoir A ton of strawberries! Strawberries are perfect to enhance the flavours of this light cake! Strawberry butter, syrup, compote, garnish, jam, or a mix of strawberries are all excellent options! You could also drizzle some maple syrup on top. Ingredients Metric system Imperial system Whipped cream 35% M. F. whipped cream - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Icing sugar - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Angel food cake Angel food cake - 1 big cake (or 8 small ones) 1 big cake (or 8 small ones) To discover! Crushed strawberries - 2 cups 500 mL To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Whipped cream Step 1 In a bowl, whip the cream using a hand mixer set at medium speed. Step 2 Add the icing sugar and vanilla extract. Whip until stiff peaks form. Set aside in the refrigerator. Strawberry shortcake Step 3 To assemble the dessert, garnish the angel food cake or mini cakes with a layer of whipped cream. Step 4 Spread the strawberry mix on top. Like it? Share it!