Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake with Grand Marnier Cream
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 2⁄3 cup unsalted butter
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon sugar
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Topping
- 4 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda.
- Stir in orange rind.
- Cut in butter until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
- Stir in enough buttermilk (roughly 3/4 cup) until dough clings together.
- Place dough on a floured board and knead 4 or 5 times.
- Roll or pat into 8" round.
- Place on cookie sheet.
- Brush with the 1 Tbsp buttermilk and sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on rack, then split into two horizontally.
- In bowl, mix strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar.
- Let sit for 30 minutes.
- Just before serving, whip cream along with 2 Tbsp sugar until cream forms stiff peaks.
- Fold in sour cream and Grand Marnier.
- To serve, spread bottom cake layer with 3/4 of cream mixture.
- Top with 3/4 of the strawberries.
- Put the second cake layer on top and decorate with the remaining cream and strawberries.
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Reviews
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This is a great shortcake recipe. We enjoyed this very much. I loved the addition of the orange rind, grand marnier and sour cream, it really makes it sparkle. The biscuit was perfect, light, fluffy and sweet with a hint of orange, while the topping was out of this world, the sour cream and whipping cream blend well with the grand marnier. I used fresh ontario strawberries in this, making it extra special. I will be making this again. Thanks for posting.