Strawberry shortcake

Name: Strawberry shortcake
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: icing sugar, for dusting; ½ oz (15 g) melted butter; 1½ oz (40 g) castor sugar; 3 tablespoons milk; 1 oz (25 g) castor sugar; ¼ pint (150 ml) double cream; 8–12 oz (225–350 g) strawberries; 1 large egg; pinch of salt 3 oz (75 g) butter; pinch of salt 3 oz (75 g) butter; 2 level teaspoons baking powder; 8 oz (225 g) self-raising flour

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Katie Stewart’s Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

8 oz (225 g) self-raising flour
2 level teaspoons baking powder

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C) or gas no. 7. Grease an 8 inch (20 cm) layer cake tin. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the butter in pieces and rub in with the fingertips. Lig