Ingredients for shortcake
225g plain flour
55g caster sugar and another 30g of caster sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
250ml whipping cream
Ingredients for filling
450g of strawberries, quartered or halved
3 tablespoons of icing sugar
250ml whipping cream
Instructions
1. Preheat oven at 200 degrees celcius. Lightly grease a tray.
2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, add 55g of caster sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir well.
3. Gradually add cream and toss lightly with a fork until the mixture forms clumps. Gather the clumps together. DO NOT KNEAD the dough. Shape into a cylinder and cut into discs of about 1inch each.
4. Place on baking tray and sprinkle the remaining caster sugar over the top of the discs.
5. Bake until light brown for about 15 minutes. Cool on a rack.
6. For the icing, combine 1 quarter of the strawberries with the icing sugar and mash with the fork. Add in the remaining quarter/halves of the strawberries. Stir well and let it stand for about an hour at room temperature.
7. Whip the cream until soft peaks form.
8. Cut your shortcake horizontally using a serrated knife. Do it slowly to prevent it from breaking apart. Place bottom half on a plate, top it with the whipped cream and strawberry filling. Place the top and its ready to be served!
Enjoy!
SimpleMakan
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