Fresh strawberries and chunks of chocolate make this Strawberry Chocolate Shortcake irresistible!
Make a quick homemade biscuit with chocolate and then assemble it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. This dessert is elegant and delicious.
Fresh strawberries
I know it is almost spring! Never mind waking up every day this week to find another two inches of newly fallen snow or the two feet of snow that still covers the ground. Nope, I can tell spring is almost here by all the fresh strawberries in the grocery store!
They are a sure sign that there is warmer weather somewhere! We have been buying these strawberries in droves. I just can't resist them every time I walk through the produce section. And the kids are eating them up faster than I can buy them.
I decided it was time to make strawberry shortcake, but I decided it was time to mix up the good ol' classic strawberry shortcake and make strawberry chocolate shortcake!
I think anytime you take something good and want to make it great you just add chocolate!
When making shortcakes you want to handle the dough as little as possible. I mixed the dough in a bowl with a spoon, kneaded once or twice by hand to incorporate all the flour, and then pressed it out into a thick circle.
Having a perfect biscuit cutter makes everything easier. I baked the biscuits on a silicone baking sheet. There was no stick and no mess!
These strawberry shortcakes were a hit and made springtime seem a little closer! Need a gluten-free version? Check out these gluten-free strawberry shortcakes!
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Strawberry Chocolate Shortcake
Ingredients
Strawberries
- 2 pints strawberries
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
Shortcakes
- 2 cups flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- ½ cup chopped milk chocolate
- 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
Other Ingredients
- 2 cups whipped cream (lightly sweetened)
- 1 Tablespoon shaved milk chocolate
Instructions
Strawberries
- Wash, hull and slice strawberries. Add sugar and lightly mix. Set aside for at least 20 minutes until the juice begins to flow.2 pints strawberries, 2 Tablespoons sugar
Shortcakes
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together.2 cups flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 Tablespoons sugar
- Stir in the chocolate½ cup chopped milk chocolate
- Mix in the heavy cream, stirring just until the dough begins to come together.1 ¼ cups heavy cream
- Use your hands to form dough into a ball. Press dough against the sides to incorporate any remaining flour.
- Lightly knead the dough two to three times, just to further mix the ingredients together.
- Place on a very lightly floured surface and pat out into a circle. Keep dough approximately one inch high.
- Use a three inch biscuit cutter and cut out biscuits. Place on a baking tray covered with a silicone baking liner or on a lightly greased baking tray.
- Rework any scraps together to make additional shortcakes.
- Brush the surfaces of shortcakes lightly with additional heavy cream.
- Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Cool on a baking rack.
Assembling the Shortcakes
- Use a fork to split the shortcakes.
- Place the bottom half of a shortcake on a plate. Place a dollop of whipped cream, a spoonful of strawberries and then the top of the shortcake. Add another dollop of whipped cream on top and garnish with a sliced strawberry and chocolate shavings.2 cups whipped cream, 1 Tablespoon shaved milk chocolate
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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