Easy Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry season is here! Sweet strawberries and tender shortcakes are always the perfect combination; topping it with cream takes it over the top! Easy strawberry shortcake is a simple dessert you'll enjoy all through the summer months. It takes 10 minutes from start to finish.

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• Why you'll love this recipe
• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Things to know
• How to pick good strawberries
• Storage
• Related recipes
• Easy Strawberry Shortcake

Why you'll love this recipe

✔️ Golden, slightly sweet cornbread makes the perfect shortbread and it's just delicious!

✔️ Using store-bought cornbread and whipped cream makes this super simple.

✔️ This dessert takes 10 minutes to make!

Ingredients

Cornbread? Yes! Golden, slightly sweet cornbread makes the perfect shortcut and it's just delicious! Want to know another secret? (Picture me whispering!!) I use store-bought cornbread and whipped cream.

• cornbread or sponge cakes, use your favorite.
• fresh strawberries
• Cool Whip

Instructions

1. Clean the fresh berries, remove the stems and thinly slice.
2. Add the sliced strawberries to a medium bowl. Sprinkle with sugar.
3. Give the berries a good mix. For best results, allow it to sit for an hour.
4. Slice the cornbread in half, top with strawberries and whipped topping. Layer cakes, top with the second piece of cornbread, and strawberries. Finish with whipped cream over the top of the cake.

Things to know

• This is how Mom makes strawberry shortcake, so yes.... you could call me lazy, BUT I'm handing down a tried and true family recipe! 😉
• This recipe is super yummy if you'd prefer to make homemade biscuits!

How to pick good strawberries

• Buy local if possible. If the strawberries are shipped in, they will be several days old before you see them in the stores.
• Organic strawberries may not be uniform in size or shape but they will have better flavor.
• Choose berries that are deep red in color. Color equals flavor. Unlike other fruit strawberries do not continue to ripen after being picked.
• Visit your local farmers market and choose fruit that is in season.
• Do not choose berries with even the slightest bit of mold on them. They may not even last a single day!

I confess this is really the laziest of desserts. Yes... you can make fresh whipped cream. In fact, you could still put this together in about 10 minutes. But another shortcut - I use Cool Whip or ice cream!

Storage

If you have leftovers, store strawberries in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Related recipes

• Strawberry Brownie - loaded with strawberries, nuts and brownies!
• Simple two-ingredient Strawberry Fudge Recipe. Decadent and delicious!
• Strawberry Jam Recipe - everyone's favorite jam recipe!

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You guys know strawberries are totally my jam, right? They are my favorite fruit even though as a kid, I picked strawberries to earn money. That's how I bought my piano and my first car! Still.... I've never met a strawberry recipe I didn't like.

The recipe I'm sharing today is the laziest of strawberry shortcake recipes. BUT it's the only way I serve strawberry shortcake!