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This past week was my Daddy’s birthday! His favorite fruit, correction- favorite berry is the strawberry. And I know he loves strawberry shortcake. So I decided to go the traditional route and make a classic Strawberry Shortcake with fresh whipped cream, macerated strawberries and a rich shortcake.
Yes, I know traditional is not really in my vocabulary, but once in a while isn’t bad!
Orange-Scented Strawberry Shortcake:
(slightly adapted from Emeril)
- 6 large eggs- room temperature
- 2 tbsp milk (I used Skim Plus)
- 3 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter- melted & cooled
- 1/2 tbsp orange zest
- 5 cups strawberries- sliced (5 c sliced amount)
- 1/2 Grand Marnier
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 6 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- PAM Baking Flavor
- Strawberry Syrup (recipe below)
Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Spray an 8 inch round baking pan (if you have 2 that would be best!)
1. In a large bowl add the eggs and milk and beat until frothy- about 3 minutes. Add 1 1/3 cups sugar and beat at high speed for about 8 minutes, until the batter is thick and pale yellow.
2. In a medium-sized bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients in 3 parts to the egg mixture, and fold in gently using a spatula. Gently stir in the melted butter and 1.2 tbsp orange zest. If using one pan, pour half the batter in and reserve the other half for when the 1st batch is baked. If using 2 pans, split evenly into both. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and pan and allow to completely cool on wire rack.
3. For the strawberries, pour in 2 cups sugar, Grand Marnier and 1 tbsp orange zest. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes. Then keep in the refrigerator until ready to assemble the cake.
4. For the whipped cream, add the heavy cream, confectioner’s sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. Whip, using a whisk attachment, on high speed until thick and firm peaks form. Place in the fridge until ready to assemble cake.
5. Trim the edges on the cake and the top to create a flat surface. Place a thick layer of the strawberries, making sure to add a good amount of the liquid so the cake soaks it in and becomes moist. Spread about 1 cup of the whip cream evenly over the strawberries. Repeat with the top layer, and spread the whip cream nicely on the top. decorate with 3-4 whole strawberries. Let cit for about an hour before serving, so the cake soaks up all the juices and becomes moist. Serve with a drizzle of the fresh strawberry syrup.
Strawberry Syrup:
- reserved sugar liquid from the macerated strawberries (it should be about 1-2 cups)
1. Pour the remaining liquid from the strawberries into a saucepan and set over medium-low flame. Let it come to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. After about 10 minutes, using a spoon test to see if the consistency has become syrupy. Once it has, remove from the stove and let cool. Drizzle over each slice of cake once it’s cooled completely.
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Grand Marnier and heavy cream. I’m in. Beautiful cake.
thank you! the grand marnier is a really yummy touch i mist admit!
Wow, what.a.cake! This looks delicious.
thank you!
Wow, that is one delicious looking cake! I’m sure that it was appreciated by all! Love the flavor combo of strawberry and orange, sounds so springy!
thank you, yes i love the flavors!
Wow. Gorgeous cake!! I love the orange-strawberry combo!!
thank you!!
Hi, lovely cake. If you have some spare strawberries you can make a soup.
You will need about 400g strawberries. Infusion the most ripen strawberries in water (about 1ltr) with 1 star anies, 40g brown sugar and pieces of 1 orange.
Marinate the rest of strawberries with pieces of 2 oranges, 5g warm honey, 1 orange juice a few mint and 50ml anise liquor (best pernod).
Them put the marinate in a plate and splash over the strawberry stock that you made in step 1. Sprinkle mint and a pinch of salt, and ready!
thanks! Great recipe!
Oh my gosh! That looks divine! I love strawberry anything!
thanks u! I love strawberries too 🙂
Love the addition of the grand mariner in this. Also your cake looks so fluffy-great texture for fruit. Thanks for sharing this luscious dessert-buzz.
thank you! I actually reduced the amount of butter in the cake and it resulted in a fluffier cake!
What a gorgeous cake, this looks SO delicious!! 🙂
thank u!
Mmm, that looks very tasty! I love a good strawberry shortcake, and I could imagine the orange to be a nice twist! 🙂
haha i love orange with strawberry! thanks!
This cake looks beautiful and so moist and delicious!
it was very moist! yum! thanks!