Bring on Strawberry Season! I love fresh berries. Strawberries are one of my favorites, so I try to make the most of them while they last. One of my favorite desserts to make with them is this super Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe topped with fresh sweet whipped cream. YUM! Another one of my favorite berry desserts is this Fresh Strawberry Pie.
This Strawberry Shortcake is perfect to serve to company. It looks beautiful, tastes amazing, and is absolutely no-fuss.
When it comes to cooking, I got my frugal-ness and ability to stretch the food budget from my mom. She taught me to use an Angel Food Cake Mix instead of buying the premade angel food cakes from the store bakery. The cake mix makes a bigger cake and costs less. When using a cake mix, it’s super easy to mix up and cook the night before you need it.
More Delicious Desserts with Fresh Berries
- The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
- Magnolia Bakery Blueberry Jamboree
- Brown Butter Raspberry Pie
- Strawberry Lemonade Pie
- Best Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake
- Christmas Cranberry Cake
My mom always used an angel food cake pan to make hers, but I figured out that it is easier to just cook it in two large loaf pans. It makes getting the cake out of the pans and slicing much easier.
Depending on how you like your strawberries, you can slice them up the night before and sprinkle them with a tablespoon or so of sugar. Cover the strawberries and put them in the fridge. Doing this will draw the juices out and make for a little bit of syrup to go along with the yummy bites of strawberry.
If you do not like them that way, you can just slice them directly onto the cake before topping it with a nice, big dollop of fresh, sweet whipping cream.
And, of course, if you do not want to bother with making your own whipping cream, you can top it with Cool Whip. But homemade cream is exponentially better.
HOW TO MAKE EASY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE RECIPE
- Prepare the cake according to the box instructions and let the cake cool completely before serving.
- For strawberries sweetened with a little syrup, slice them at least three hours before serving and sprinkle with 2-3 tbsp of granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate the strawberries until serving. This step can also be done the night before.
- For unsweetened strawberries without the juices, slice them right before you are ready to serve the shortcake.
- Next, prepare the fresh whipping cream. Pour the heavy whipping cream into a medium-sized bowl. Use a hand mixer to whip it until it begins to thicken.
- When it starts to thicken, stop and add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Continue whipping with the hand mixer until cream becomes very thick. It will be able to hold stiff peaks.
- To serve the strawberry shortcake, put a slice of angel food cake on the plate, pile on a nice amount of sliced strawberries, and top with a big dollop of fresh, sweet whipping cream.
- Yum!
Tips for making Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
- I use an Angel Food Cake Mix. You can buy a premade angel food cake at the store bakery if you prefer.
- Baking the cake in loaf pans makes it easier to get the cake out of the pans, and I found it’s easier to slice the cake in loaf form. If you prefer, you can use an angel food cake pan.
- To sweeten the sliced strawberries, mix them with 2-3 tablespoons of sugar to bring the juices out of them, which to creates a little syrup. This step can be done the night before.
- The unsweetened strawberries can be sliced in advance. Just make sure to refrigerate them in an airtight container and try not to slice them more than a few hours before serving.
- When my hand mixer was broken, I made the whipping cream with my blender. Although, you have to be careful when using the blender because it can easily go too far and become sweet butter.
More Strawberry Awesomeness
- 1 angel food cake mix
- 1-2 lb fresh strawberries
- 2-3 tbsp granulated sugar, optional
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Prepare the cake according to the box instructions and let the cake cool completely before serving.
- If you like your strawberries sweetened with a little syrup, slice them at least three hours before serving and sprinkle with 2-3 tbsp of granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate the strawberries until serving. This step can also be done the night before.
- If you prefer your strawberries unsweetened and without the juices, slice them right before you are ready to serve the shortcake. If necessary, you can slice them in advance. Just make sure to refrigerate them in an airtight container and try not to slice them more than a few hours before serving.
- Next, prepare the fresh whipping cream. Pour the heavy whipping cream into a medium-sized bowl. Use a hand mixer to whip it until it begins to thicken.
- When it starts to thicken, stop and add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Continue whipping with the hand mixer until cream becomes very thick. It will be able to hold stiff peaks.
- To serve the strawberry shortcake, start by putting a slice of angel food cake on the plate. Pile on a nice amount of sliced strawberries and top with a big dollop of fresh, sweet whipping cream.
- Yum!
I can’t wait to make this. It’s one of my most favorite desserts! #julygiveaway
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