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Fresh Strawberry Sour Cream Shortcake Recipe

From The New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne (Harper & Row), for About.com

Quick and easy shortcake is topped with a fresh strawberry mixture and sweetened sour cream.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 cup milk, approximately
  • 1 quart fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup sour cream

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Add the cream cheese and butter, cutting them in with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Pour the beaten egg into a measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 3/4 cup and gradually stir into the flour mixture. Knead the dough about 20 seconds. Pat half the dough into a greased round 8-inch layer-cake pan. Brush the surface with melted butter. Pat the remaining half of the dough over the top. Bake until done, about 20 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack. When the cake is cold, split the layers apart and place 1 on a large serving plate.

Wash, hull and slice the strawberries. Add 1/3 cup of the sugar and let stand 10 minutes. Spoon the strawberry mixture between and over the top of the shortcake layers. Top with sour cream sweetened to taste.

Yield: 6 servings

Recipe Source: The New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne (Harper & Row)
Reprinted with permission.

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