I decided my fridge full was the perfect excuse to make Strawberry Shortcake, which believe it or not, I've never made before! My girlfriend has made them for me a few times, and I love that she makes individual servings, rather then one big cake! So I knew I wanted to do the same.
For a first attempt, they completely rocked, and will for sure be added to my list of tried and true recipes! Growly Bear showed her approval with lots of finger licks and lip smacking "Mmmmmm!"s.
Hope you enjoy them too!
Love and Hugs
P.S. For all you waiting for the Ketchup cake recipe, I plan to make it this weekend. So, stay tuned!
Individual Vanilla Strawberry Sour Cream Shortcakes
- 2 cups sliced Strawberries
- 1 tblsp good quality vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 cups whipping cream
- 8 whole Strawberries
- Sour Cream Biscuits:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tblsp good quality vanilla
- 4 tbsp whipping cream
- extra sugar for sprinkling
Directions:
- For Biscuits: In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly using a pastry cutter.
- In separate bowl, whisk together egg, sour cream and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients using a spatula to make sure you get it all out of the bowl. With fork, toss ingredients together until mixture forms lumpy dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 times to form smooth dough.
- Pat into a long rectangle about 1 inch thick. Using floured juice glass, cut out 10 biscuits, rerolling scraps.
- Transfer greased baking sheet. Brush tops with whipping cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in at 450 oven until golden and puffed, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to rack and let cool.
- Meanwhile, mix strawberries with sugar and vanilla. Cover and let stand at room temperature until juices form, about 20 minutes.
- Whip cream. For each shortcake, split biscuit in half; place bottom half on dessert plate and spread a generous dollop of whipped cream on it. Place about 1/3 cup sliced strawberries and their juices over biscuit. Top with another generous dollop of whipped cream, and put the top of the biscuit on. Garnish with whole berry, and enjoy!