Tuesdays with Dorie BCM: Strawberry Shortcakes, Franco-American Style
June 23, 2015 at 1:20 pm | Posted in BCM, cobbler/crisp/shorties, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 22 CommentsTags: baking, shortcake
I grew up in Virginia, where strawberry shortcakes are definitely made with biscuits. My husband grew up on Long Island, where he’s said he’d only ever had them with spongecake. Should strawberry shortcake be a biscuit or spongecake? To each her own, I guess…the star of this show is really the fruit more than the vehicle anyway. With Bastille Day coming up, we TWDers put a Franco-American twist on the spongecake version and gave homemade ladyfingers a try. It’s a softer concoction than the biscuit version I’m used to but it’s delicious, as anything with strawberries and cream really should be.
Hubs and I had a little u-pick fun (at least I thought it was fun!) on a recent trip to the farmlands and beaches on the North Fork. The fresh strawberries we brought home were beauties, each one carefully chosen before going into the box. But– my love of roasted strawberries has been documented here already. If you are looking for a saucy berry, they are more intense and delicious when roasted than any stove-cooked strawberry sauce I’ve ever made. I used a combo of the fresh and the roasted for my shorties.
You can fancy up the presentation and pipe on your whipped cream with a star tip. I just scooped it on and let the berries run down the sides. I used a golden spoon though, just so you don’t think I’m not classy! For the recipe, see Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!
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Comment by Enjoy by Paula— June 23, 2015 #
Biscuit or spongecake – that is the question! One of my favorite shortcakes is from a restaurant in my hometown (in KY). It’s base is a crunchy, flaky, sugar-encrusted pastry. We all enjoyed this one though. Guess I better try the roasted strawberries!
Comment by margaret— June 23, 2015 #
i love strawberries. doesnt matter w/r biscuit or cake 😉
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Comment by shalloweuphoria— June 23, 2015 #
Your strawberries look so bright and fresh. Doesn’t matter what it is with, strawberry shortcake is delicious. We were from NY, and sponge cake is what was used for this recipe.
Comment by Nana— June 23, 2015 #
Yours is so pretty – star tip or not!
Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— June 23, 2015 #
These are some of the most gorgeous strawberry shortcakes I’ve seen!
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Comment by wearenotmartha— June 23, 2015 #
This looks delicious. It is Winter here in Melbourne so I am very much missing my Summer fruits.
Comment by eatmystreet— June 23, 2015 #
This looks amazing! Definitely something to add to the list of recipes to try! 🙂
Comment by sswan3008— June 24, 2015 #
Both the berries and your shortcakes are beautiful!
Comment by Zosia— June 24, 2015 #
The berries look so small and yummie and so does your shortcakes. I have to make the roasted version so I can compair.
Comment by Margrèt Jóhanna— June 24, 2015 #
Your berries look good!…even if they aren’t So Cal haha! I love the golden spoon too…nice classy touch 🙂
Comment by isthisakeeper— June 24, 2015 #
Either way, strawberry shortcakes are wonderful, and yours look particularly toothsome.
Comment by Cakelaw— June 24, 2015 #
I grew up with angel food cake and strawberries. I really liked this lady finger recipe. Your strawberries look divine. I am now a fan of roasted strawberries and serving with ice cream sounds like a great idea.
Comment by Diane Zwang— June 24, 2015 #
Looks so good 🙂
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Comment by rz— June 25, 2015 #
That looks so amazing!!
Comment by Lauren Rose— June 25, 2015 #
Your shorties look great!
Comment by Julie— June 27, 2015 #
Those strawberries look absolutely gorgeous! What a great shade of red. I haven’t tried roasting berries yet, but am excited to see how it goes.
Comment by jora— June 28, 2015 #
I always make my shortcake with poundcake. Is that total blasphemy?! This version was definitely a hit at our house though! That picture with the strawberries looks amazing!
Comment by Frankly Entertaining (@frentertaining)— June 28, 2015 #
No, even though I grew up with the bisctuit version, I now know that the cake wersion is equally delicious!
Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— June 30, 2015 #
We always used spongecake growing up but I love the idea of using lady fingers. I think we’ll try that with some pretty strawberries we picked up yesterday. Thanks for sharing the idea.
Comment by simplemorsel— July 1, 2015 #
Such a perfect summer dessert – and your strawberries look amazing! That color!
Comment by saffronandhoney— July 3, 2015 #
This was my grandmother’s favorite dessert and she always served them with biscuits (she was half English/ half Dutch) – my other grandmother always made it with biscuits too. However, my mom usually served it with some kind of sponge cake.
Out of the two, I would have to say biscuits! (But I would never turn up my nose at a piece of cake.)
These are lovely.
Comment by Cher— July 8, 2015 #