Shortcake

Name: Shortcake (Japanese Strawberry Shortcake)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 30 g (1 oz) sugar; 20 g (¾ oz) butter, melted; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water; 300 g (10½ oz) strawberries; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 80 g (2¾ oz) cake flour or plain (all-purpose) flour; 3 eggs; 1 tablespoon milk; 50 g (1¾ oz) white sugar; 80 g (2¾ oz) white sugar; 1 tablespoon kirsch; 300 ml (10½ fl oz) whipping cream

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Tokyo Cult Recipes

By Maori Murota

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

80 g (2¾ oz) cake flour or plain (all-purpose) flour
½ teaspoon

Asia
Japan
Cake
Snack
Dessert
Tokyo
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C (315°F) and line an 18 cm (7 in) round cake tin with baking paper. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs for 30 seconds on a low speed. Add half of the sugar and beat for another 30 seconds. Add the rest of the sugar