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    Home » Recipes » Cake, Cupcakes, & Frostings

    Strawberry Shortbread Cake

    Published: Jul 28, 2019 · Modified: Aug 24, 2023 by In Fine Taste · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Strawberry shortbread cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

    Strawberry Shortbread Cake is our even more elegant, even more delicious, take on strawberry shortcake! It's a moist dense cake piled high with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. What could be better? 

    Strawberry Shortbread Cake with forks

    The secret to this cake

    The secret is the shortbread cake. This shortbread recipe has passed through our family from cousin to cousin. We call it "Barney's Shortbread," but the recipe is rumored to come from Barney's mother-in-law. We thank her for this special recipe! It is easy-as-can-be, but it is sooooo good!

    What is shortbread?

    Shorbread is a type of biscuit or cookie from the U.K. traditionally made of one part white sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour. Shortbread gets its name from its crumbly texture. The high fat content from the butter causes the crumbly texture. The high fat inhibits long protein strands from forming. Adding fat produces a "short" texture. For example, shortening gets its name from the effect it has on gluten production. Fats shorten gluten strands making baked goods tender and flaky.

    moist dense shortbread cake in a round pan

    Is it a cookie or a cake?

    The easy shortbread recipe tastes like your favorite sugar cookie, but it cuts like a cake. We love having the moist texture instead of a dry biscuit under our strawberries and cream. You can make it any shape you like, but we like baking it in a round pan for the pretty circle we can set atop a pedestal cake platter.

    shortbread cake piled with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

    Isn't it pretty?

    Whichever shape you chose, once you get the soft peaks of whipping cream and those marvelous strawberries atop the cake, it will be beautiful! You can garnish with mint leaves if you like. We think the extra color contrast brightens up this dessert.

    Strawberry shortbread cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

    If you like making desserts with strawberries, you'll love this easy strawberry dessert. Try throwing in some blueberries for a patriotic looking cake!

    Enjoy!

    Dianna

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    shortbread cake piled with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

    Strawberry Shortbread Cake

    Moist dense shortbread cake piled high with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
    4.27 from 49 votes
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    Course: Cake, Cupcakes, & Frostings
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 281kcal
    Author: Dianna--In Fine Taste

    Ingredients

    For Shortbread Cake

    • ½ cup butter (1 stick) room temperature
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 eggs room temperature
    • 1 cup cake flour can use all-purpose flour

    For Strawberries

    • 2 pounds about 4 cups fresh strawberries
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar

    For Whipped Cream

    • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
    • ¼ cup powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • Mint leaves for garnish optional
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    Instructions

    For Cake

    • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8-inch round metal cake pan and cover bottom with parchment paper.
    • In a medium-size mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and blend in. Add eggs and gently whip to incorporate.
    • Sift flour and blend just until flour disappears. (Don't over mix or cake will be tough.)
    • Pour cake batter into prepared pan. Bake for about 25 minutes until golden brown in color. Remove from oven and wait about 15 minutes, then carefully invert cake onto cooling rack.

    For Strawberries and Whipped Cream

    • Rinse strawberries and remove stems, then slice strawberries vertically. Sprinkle strawberries with sugar and set aside.
    • Whip cream with electric mixer until it begins to thicken Add sugar and vanilla and continue beating until stiff peaks form.Refrigerate until ready to assemble.

    To Assemble Cake

    • On a cake plate, place shortbread cake face down. Spoon large dollops of whipped cream over cake and spread close to edges.
    • Gently spoon strawberry mixture over whipped cream. Garnish with small mint leaves if desired.You can refrigerate this cake up to 2 hours before serving.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 79mg | Sugar: 24g
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    originally published July 28, 2019

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Jan

      April 07, 2023 at 3:07 pm

      5 stars
      This is an absolutely delicious dessert! 🍓 ❤️

      Reply
    2. Angel

      August 22, 2020 at 7:36 am

      Would this work in a 9x13 if doubling the cake ingredients?

      Reply
      • admin

        August 22, 2020 at 3:03 pm

        Hi Angel! Yes, you absolutely can double this recipe and bake it in a 9x13 pan. You may need to add a few minutes to the bake time. Let us know if you try it!
        - Dianna

        Reply
    3. ronak mehta

      August 11, 2020 at 12:41 am

      Baked this cake for my birthday and it was an absolute hit! So moist and tasty. Thank you for doing what you do

      Reply
      • admin

        August 12, 2020 at 10:21 am

        So glad you tried it and liked it Ronak! Thanks for taking the time to comment, we love getting feedback from you all!
        - Dianna

        Reply
      • Lou Ann Smith

        April 18, 2023 at 6:55 pm

        I have a granddaughter that can’t have dairy products
        Can I use plant based butter in the shortbread? I did find dairy free whip cream.

        Reply
        • In Fine Taste

          April 20, 2023 at 12:23 pm

          You should be able to use a dairy-free butter! You may find you have some slight variation in the result, but I think You'll still have a good result overall. Let us know how it turns out!
          - Alyssa & Dianna

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