Recipe #2 Strawberry Shortcake

HOW TO MAKE 

Strawberry ShortCake

( makes 8 short cakes )

Ingredients you will need

1. ½ cup granulated sugar 
2. 2 tbsp. Brown sugar 
3. 1 ½ cup all purpose flour 
4. ½ cup butter (not chilled) 
5. 1 egg 
6. 1 ½ tsp. baking powder 
7. 1 tsp. vanilla essence 
8. 1/2 cups milk 
9. 1 carton of Whipping cream 200ml (I use AlMarai brand) 
10. 10 large strawberries

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Sift the dry ingredients flour and baking powder and keep aside
3. In a mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar.Once combined well add egg.
4. Then add the milk and vanilla essence.
5. Combine the wet mixture with the dry ingredients (flour and baking powder)
6. Line the baking tray with wax paper
7. Then use 2 tablespoons and drop a heap of dough around the size of a big lime.
8. Make sure you leave space between the dough around ½ an inch.
9. Bake for 15 mins or until the dough starts to turn golden brown.
10. While the dough is in the oven prepare the whipping cream.
11. Put AlMarai whipping cream in a bowl and whisk until stiff peaks are formed.(you may add 2 tbsp. of sugar if you like)
12. Once the shortcakes are ready take them out and lay them on a cooling tray.
13. Then take each short cake and slice into half.
14. To assemble cut the strawberries and place on the bottom half, then add whipping cream and place the top half.
15. If not served immediately place in fridge.