Strawberry Shortcake

Name: Strawberry Shortcake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 cake, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 60 g butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 egg yolks; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 pint strawberry, cut in half; 2 teaspoons water; 1/2 cup strawberry jam; cream, to serve; cinnamon, to serve

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Recipe by Marli

This dessert looks so gorgeous you won't want to slice it! Tastes just as good though. Great to take along to BBQs & gatherings.

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READY IN: 40mins

SERVES: 6

YIELD: 1 cake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

60

g butter
2

tablespoons sugar
2

egg yolks
³⁄₄

cup all-purpose flour
1

pint strawberry, cut in half
2

teaspoons water
¹⁄₂

cup strawberry jam
cream, to serve
cinnamon, to serve

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Line& grease a round 20cm sandwich tin.
Beat butter& sugar until light & fluffy, then add egg yolks & flour and beat well.
Press mixture into the base of the tin.
Bake for 15- 20 minutes or until golden & firm.
Allow to cool slightly, remove from tin & cool completely.
Arrange strawberries over the surface, starting with an outside circle & working inwards with more circles, until cake is covered.
Combine jam & water in a saucepan& heat until liquid thickens.
Strain, then brush over strawberries& refrigerate until serving time.
Serve with whipped cream sprinkled with cinnamon.

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