Shortcake
The origins of shortcake are disputed. Some believe shortcake is a descendant of the medieval English cake called a "short cut," which was made with a very rich dough that was cut into small pieces and fried. Others believe shortcake is a variation of the Scottish dish, "skirlie," which is made with oats, flour, and fat. Still others believe shortcake is a variation of the German "schusterkuchen," which is a type of gingerbread.
The first recipe for shortcake appeared in an English cookbook in 1655. The recipe called for flour, cream, eggs, butter, and sugar. This early shortcake was more like a biscuit than the shortcake we know today.
In the early 1800s, American cooks began adding fruit to shortcake. The most popular fruit to add was strawberries, which were in season during the spring and summer months. Other fruits, such as peaches, raspberries, and cherries, were also used.
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Recipes
Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
- Frosting and Topping
- strawberry jam
- vanilla extract
- salt
- confectioners sugar
- milk
- butter
- Cake
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- milk
- vegetable oil
- salt
- cornstarch
- egg
- sugar
- butter
The Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake
- powdered sugar
- angel cake
- whipped
- strawberry
- sugar
- cream cheese
Buttermilk-Biscuit Shortcakes With Strawberries
- BISCUITS
- orange zest
- baking powder
- salt
- baking soda
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- buttermilk
- butter
- TOPPING
- heavy cream
- strawberry
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
- SAUCY BERRIES
- strawberry
- lime zest
- hibiscus tea
- water
- sugar
Simple Strawberry Shortcakes
- sour cream
- vanilla extract
- lemon
- baking powder
- salt
- strawberry
- butter
- sugar
- baking soda
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
Brown Sugar Shortcake with Warm Bourbon Peaches
- SHORTCAKE
- butter
- egg
- heavy cream
- baking powder
- cornstarch
- all purpose flour
- salt
- dark brown sugar
- butter
- PEACHES
- peach
- heavy cream
- bourbon
- dark brown sugar
Summer Berry Stacked Shortcake
- BERRIES
- summer berry
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- SHORTCAKES
- baking powder
- salt
- egg
- buttermilk
- heavy cream
- baking soda
- turbinado sugar
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- butter
- CREAM
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- greek yogurt
- powdered sugar
- salt
Classic Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
- salt
- vanilla
- strawberry batch
- egg
- buttermilk
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
- baking powder
- all purpose flour
- butter
- buttermilk
Blueberry-Strawberry Shortcake
- blueberry
- heavy cream
- salt
- vanilla extract
- buttermilk
- butter
- strawberry
- baking powder
- grand marnier
- sugar
- orange zest
- all purpose flour
- cinnamon
Strawberry Bourbon Shortcakes
- buttermilk
- heavy cream
- baking powder
- bourbon
- salt
- honey
- butter
- all purpose flour
- mascarpone cheese
- strawberry
- mint
Lemon Shortcakes With Gingered Blueberries
- SHORTCAKES
- lemon zest
- baking powder
- egg
- butter
- heavy cream
- salt
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- FILLING
- confectioners sugar
- heavy cream
- blueberry
- crystallized ginger
Easy Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
- strawberry
- baking powder
- whipping cream
- salt
- all purpose flour
- half
- confectioners sugar
- sugar
- butter
- mint
Strawberry Shortcake with Pound Cake
- sugar
- vanilla
- vanilla extract
- cream cheese
- sugar
- salt
- sugar
- cake flour
- heavy cream
- strawberry
- butter
- cream cheese
- egg
- salt
Strawberry-Basil Shortcakes
- baking powder
- egg
- strawberry
- salt
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- crème fraîche
- basil
- sugar
- butter
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
- confectioners sugar
- frosting
- coconut milk
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- espresso
- all purpose flour
- strawberry
- margarine
- vegetable oil
- salt
- cocoa powder
- water
- apple cider vinegar
- powdered sugar
Fourth of July Shortcake
- SHORTCAKE
- all purpose flour
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- baking powder
- egg
- sugar
- apricot preserve
- salt
- butter
- cream cheese
- wheat bran
- TOPPING
- ricotta cheese
- vanilla
- milk
- sugar
- FILLING
- strawberry
- blueberry
- sugar
Apple Shortcakes With Maple Whipped Cream
- heavy cream
- cinnamon
- salt
- vanilla extract
- buttermilk
- butter
- sugar
- baking powder
- butter
- dark brown sugar
- maple syrup
- all purpose flour
- honeycrisp apple
BA's Best Strawberry Shortcake
- salt
- sanding
- heavy cream
- baking powder
- lemon zest
- strawberry
- all purpose flour
- vanilla bean
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- lemon juice
- hard egg yolk
- heavy cream
- semolina flour
- butter
Sweet Peach Thyme Shortcakes
- heavy cream
- sugar
- vanilla
- salt
- honey
- salt
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- peach
- buttermilk
- mascarpone cheese
- thyme
- butter
- sugar
Southern Strawberry Shortcakes
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- heavy cream
- salt
- powdered sugar
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- strawberry
- sugar
Strawberry Shortcake
- coconut oil
- sugar
- almond milk
- all purpose flour
- whipped cream
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- egg
- baking powder
- strawberry
- grind cornmeal
- salt
- sugar
- mint
Strawberry-Halva Shortcakes
- BISCUITS
- sanding sugar
- vanilla extract
- egg
- salt
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- buttermilk
- heavy cream
- baking soda
- baking powder
- bittersweet chocolate
- sesame halva
- butter
- ASSEMBLY
- strawberry
- heavy cream
- lemon juice
- sugar
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes
- turbinado sugar
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- strawberry
- sugar
- salt
- dutch process cocoa powder
- egg
- milk chocolate
- baking powder
- butter
Rhubarb Shortcakes
- all purpose flour
- cake flour
- sugar
- salt
- vanilla bean
- red wine
- butter
- rhubarb
- heavy cream
- baking powder
Peach Shortcakes With Cream Scones
- peach
- egg
- cornstarch
- vanilla extract
- vanilla extract
- almond extract
- cinnamon
- salt
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- heavy cream
- sugar
- sweetened whipped cream
- sugar
- cinnamon
Easy Summer Desserts: Strawberry Shortcake
- coconut oil
- sugar
- almond milk
- all purpose flour
- whipped cream
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- egg
- baking powder
- strawberry
- grind cornmeal
- salt
- sugar
- mint
Cardamom Shortcake with Maple Berries
- maple syrup
- cardamom
- sugar
- salt
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- strawberry
- baking powder
Peach Tarragon Shortcake
- whipped cream
- all purpose flour
- cake flour
- baking powder
- salt
- tarragon
- heavy cream
- sugar
- sugar
- tarragon
- butter
- peach
4-Ingredient Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
- self rising flour
- strawberry
- sugar
- heavy cream
Bisquick Strawberry Shortcake
- strawberry
- heavy cream
- milk
- vanilla extract
- tbs sugar
- original bisquick
- tbs butter
Warm Peach Shortcake with Brandy Whipped Cream
- Shortcake
- cooking spray
- butter
- sugar
- nutmeg
- salt
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- egg
- buttermilk
- Filling
- heavy cream
- light brown sugar
- raisin
- cinnamon
- brandy
- butter
- peach
Strawberry Shortcake
- vanilla extract
- lemon
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
- strawberry
- baking powder
- cornstarch
- sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- butter
Bisquick Strawberry Shortcake
- confectioners sugar
- heavy cream
- milk
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- bisquick
- sugar
- butter
Strawberry Shortcake
- baking powder
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- butter
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- salt
- heavy cream
- strawberry
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- egg
- cream cheese
Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
- SHORTCAKE
- cooking spray
- heavy cream
- baking soda
- sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- strawberry
- baking powder
- WHIPPED CREAM
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
5-Ingredient Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe
- heavy cream
- strawberry
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- self rising flour
Strawberry Shortcakes with Meyer Lemon Cream
- Lemon Cream
- lemon zest
- heavy cream
- egg
- egg yolk
- lemon juice
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- Biscuits
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- turbinado sugar
- salt
- baking powder
- sugar
- cake flour
- butter
- Strawberries
- sugar
- strawberry
Rustic Strawberry Shortcake for One
- Mini cake
- egg white
- milk
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- butter
- light brown sugar
- Whipped cream & strawberries
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
- strawberry
Easy Strawberry Lemon Shortcake
- baking powder
- heavy cream
- salt
- sugar
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- lemon zest
- strawberry
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
Winter Shortcakes
- all purpose flour
- orange zest
- egg
- butter
- biscuit
- sugar
- buttermilk
- heavy cream
- jam
- fig
Strawberry Shortcake in a Jar
- strawberry
- angel cake
- sugar
- tub whipped
- mason
Strawberry Shortcakes With Balsamic Vinegar
- butter
- balsamic vinegar
- strawberry
- angel cake
- black pepper
- whipped cream
Strawberry Shortcake
- strawberry
- water
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- powdered sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- sugar
- egg
- baking powder
- buttermilk
- butter
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcakes
- vanilla extract
- potato
- sugar
- brown rice flour
- vegetable shortening
- salt
- sugar
- light coconut milk
- non dairy
- egg
- baking powder
- strawberry
Bacon Shortcakes with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream
- heavy cream
- sugar
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
- salt
- tartar of cream
- peanut butter
- dark rum
- peanut
- baking powder
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- milk
- butter
- banana
- bacon
Strawberry Shortcake with Star Anise Sauce
- strawberry star anise sauce
- buttermilk
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- sugar
- butter
- crème fraîche
- baking soda
- salt
- cake flour
- white chocolate
- strawberry
- egg
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe
- shortcake
- Shortcakes
- baking powder
- white rice flour
- xanthan gum
- sugar
- hard-boiled egg
- potato starch
- heavy cream
- butter
- Toppings
- heavy cream
- strawberry
- sugar
- vanilla extract
Strawberry shortcake
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- honey
- strawberry
- biscuit
Mixed Berry Shortcake
- Biscuit
- baking powder
- butter
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- lemon zest
- buttermilk
- Whipped Cream
- vanilla
- heavy cream
- sugar
- Shortcake
- mint
- sugar
- seasonal berry
Breakfast Strawberry Shortcakes
- vanilla bean paste
- vanilla greek yogurt
- apple juice
- self rising flour
- agave syrup
Berry Shortcakes
- whip cream
- light cream
- salt
- sweet butter
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- sugar
- berry
Brown Sugar Strawberry Shortcakes
- turbinado
- whipped cream
- heavy cream
- sugar
- salt
- milk
- sugar
- strawberry
- cupsall purpose flour
- butter
- baking powder
Caramelized Peach and Mascarpone Shortcake
- white chocolate
- milk
- peach
- butter
- vanilla bean paste
- powdered gelatin
- butter
- salt
- mascarpone cheese
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- salt
- sugar
- heavy cream
- confectioners sugar
- egg
Roasted Strawberry Shortcakes
- nonfat whipped
- lemon juice
- egg
- butter
- buttermilk
- strawberry
- baking powder
- salt
- splenda® calorie sweetener
- all purpose flour
Cherry-Almond Chocolate Shortcakes
- turbinado sugar
- baking powder
- cornstarch
- egg
- all purpose flour
- cherry
- heavy cream
- sugar
- water
- salt
- almond flour
- sugar
- dutch process cocoa powder
- almond extract
- semisweet chocolate
- amaretto liqueur
- butter
- mascarpone cheese
Blueberry Shortcakes with Coconut-Lime Whipped Cream
- lime zest
- heavy cream
- butter
- sweetened coconut cream
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- salt
- salt
- mint
- coconut chip
- lime juice
- baking powder
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- blueberry
- sugar
Healthier Strawberry Shortcake
- coconut milk
- honey
- turbinado sugar
- vanilla extract
- coconut milk
- salt
- cinnamon
- strawberry
- white wheat flour
- baking powder
Warm Nectarine and Blueberry Shortcakes
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- butter
- lemon juice
- turbinado sugar
- salt
- powdered sugar
- nectarine
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- blueberry
- heavy cream
easy drop berry shortcakes
- heavy
- strawberry
- lemon juice
- salt
- sugar
- egg yolk
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- sugar
- turbinado sugar
- heavy cream
- baking soda
- butter
Red, White, and Blueberry Mason Jar Shortcake
- baking powder
- salt
- lemon
- milk
- blueberry
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- strawberry
- powdered sugar
- butter
Masa Shortcake with Macerated Strawberries
- cooking spray
- whipped cream
- all purpose flour
- half
- masa harina
- lemon zest
- muffin
- strawberry
- butter
- vanilla bean
- sugar
- lemon juice
- salt
- baking powder
- thyme
Strawberry Shortcake
- baking powder
- egg
- egg white
- butter
- half
- almond extract
- salt
- all purpose flour
- whipped cream
- sugar
- strawberry
Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
- cake flour
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- egg white
- egg
- strawberry
- buttermilk
- almond extract
- strawberry jam
- vegetable oil
- baking soda
- salt
- heavy cream
- milk
- sugar
- vanilla pudding powder
- strawberry
Strawberry Shortcake
- milk
- heavy cream
- salt
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- strawberry
- confectioners sugar
- butter
- sugar
Breakfast Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe
- To make whipped cream
- heavy cream
- confectioners sugar
- biscuit
- To make biscuits
- whipped cream
- baking powder
- sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- buttermilk
- baking soda
- butter
- For serving
- strawberry
Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes Recipe
- cupcake
- Cupcakes
- filling
- non spray
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- butter
- all purpose flour
- buttermilk
- egg
- sugar
- baking soda
- salt
- Filling
- strawberry
- sugar
- whipping cream
- salt
- cream cheese
- lemon juice
- confectioners sugar
Raspberry Shortcake
- buttermilk
- sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- whipped cream
- egg yolk
- baking powder
- sugar
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- raspberry
- butter
Roasted Plum and Kataifi Shortcakes
- filling
- heavy cream
- butter
- sugar
- water
- powdered sugar
- lime juice
- ricotta cheese
- plum
- shortcakes
- sugar
- cinnamon
- kataifi
- butter
Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake
- buttermilk
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- milk
- gluten-free flour
- strawberry
- butter
Brownie Strawberry Shortcake
- heavy cream
- water
- vanilla pudding
- pre made brownie
- canola oil
- strawberry
- egg
Raspberry Shortcakes
- orange zest
- sugar
- white bread crumb
- unblanched almond
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- butter
- raspberry
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- sugar 39%
- heavy cream 36%
- baking powder 35%
- salt 34%
- all purpose flour 33%
- strawberry 32%
- butter 30%
Common Ingredients
- vanilla extract 23%
- egg 18%
Usual Ingredients
- buttermilk 12%
- baking soda 9%
- powdered sugar 9%
- lemon juice 7%
- lemon zest 7%
- confectioners sugar 6%
- 5%
- cake flour 5%
- cinnamon 5%
- milk 5%
- mint 5%
- peach 5%
- vanilla 5%