Strawberry shortcake is made with homemade buttermilk biscuits, topped with sweet juicy strawberries, and homemade whipped cream. One of the easiest summer desserts to make from scratch, you’ll love this old fashioned strawberry shortcake.
Skip the box mix and make these homemade sweet biscuits with only a few simple ingredients! I promise this strawberry shortcake recipe is very easy to make and oh so delicious!
Are you looking forward to strawberry picking season as much as I am?! I’m looking forward to sun kissed hair, flip flops, and picking berries at local farms.
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake is super simple to make and wonderful flavor. It’s one of my favorite summer desserts to make!
Why this recipe works
- Simple to make with ingredients you can easily locate at your local grocery store.
- Perfect for strawberry season for a simple to make summer dessert.
- Easy to make drop biscuits that are made with only a few ingredients.
What you’ll need
- Strawberries – Fresh strawberries are ideal- cut them in half or quarters and sprinkle with sugar in a bowl. Adjust the sugar based on how sweet or tart your strawberries are.
- Sugar – Will naturally create juices from the fruit.
- Biscuits – Easy to make drop biscuits made with simple ingredients. Tastes delicious and absorbs the juices of the strawberries nicely.
- Whipped cream – We make our own with heavy whipping cream and sugar, but you can also use store-bought whipped cream or Redi-whip.
For the filling, mix the strawberry slices with granulated sugar in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. This will help draw out the natural juices in the strawberries. I know you’re gonna love Strawberry Shortcake Recipe as much as we do!
How to make Strawberry Shortcake
Step 1: In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, melted butter and buttermilk until a soft dough forms. Drop by the spoonful onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
Step 2: Bake in a preheated 425 degree F oven for about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 3: Split shortcakes with a knife and place in shallow bowls. Fill with strawberries and whipped cream.
Strawberry shortcake can be prepped ahead of time. Fix the berries and refrigerate them overnight. Strawberry shortcake biscuits can easily be made in one bowl and take only 12-minutes to bake.
I love using fresh or frozen strawberries for Strawberry Fruit Bars, which are just like an Outshine bar and homemade Strawberry Ice Cream.
Summer Drinks
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade
- Peach Sweet Tea
- Raspberry Iced Tea
- Summer Sangria
- White Wine Sangria
- Punch Recipe
More Summer Desserts
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Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
Strawberries
- 4 cups strawberries halved or quartered
- ¼-1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Strawberry Shortcake
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
Whipped Cream
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
Instructions
Strawberry Shortcake
- Mix the strawberries with the sugar in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. This will help draw out the natural juices in the strawberries.
- Using a hand mixer on high speed, beat the heavy whipping cream with sugar until you get stiff peaks. Wrap with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, melted butter and buttermilk until a soft dough forms. Drop by the spoonful onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 425 degree F oven for about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Split shortcakes with a knife and place in shallow bowls. Fill with strawberries and whipped cream.
Nutrition
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Shinta Simon says
Classics can never go out of style! I’ve never made shortcake before, and this one is tempting me to give it a try! Thanks for sharing.
Jessica Robinson says
Shinta, Thanks so much for stopping by! Gotta love an old fashioned dessert that doesn’t take a bunch of time to create! Especially with strawberry season right around the corner!
Wajeeha says
I love strawberry shortcake and can’t wait for summer…love your tips on preserving fruit! Thanks
Jessica Robinson says
Wajeeha,
Thanks so much for visiting! I love old fashioned strawberry shortcake, it reminds me of my childhood on the farm.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
This looks incredible, I love when strawberries are in season, can’t wait to make this tasty looking shortcake for myself!
Julie says
I too was brought up in a regional town. We owned a banana plantation which also “spontaneously” grew chokos. We were always swapping produce with neighbours or giving them tomatoes and chokos and getting back preserved. I loved you post and your strawberry shortcakes. I can’t wait to try your recipe. ?
Thanks for sharing
Julie
Jessica Robinson says
Julie,
That is so cool!! We bartered with our farm grown pork and my moms homemade pies, cakes, breads, jams, and pickles all the time growing up. Your childhood sounds so similar to mine! Except more exotic! 🙂
Claudia Lamascolo says
How pretty this shortcake is, here in Florida we grow our own strawberries in Plant city. We have them just about all year long and I will surely be saving your recipe!
Patty @ Spoonabilities says
There is nothing better! Love strawberry shortcake and this looks sooo good!
Hanady | Recipe Nomad says
I love strawberry shortcakes and these are just screaming my name! I like to let the strawberries sit on the shortcake for a little bit so the cake becomes all soggy! Mmm.. I’m drooling over here!
Rebecca says
This sounds amazing!
Molly Kumar says
WoW, this looks so yummm!! It’s been ages since I baked any old fashioned dessert and with fresh strawberries in the fridge right now, this looks like a wonderful treat 🙂
Lisa Torres says
Strawberry shortcake is my FAVE! What a wonderful old fashioned summertime recipe, can’t wait to serve this at a pool party BBQ!
April says
Oh yummy! This looks fantastic! My grandmother used to always make fresh strawberry shortcake. I loved it! Your cookbook looks like it has some great recipes. Going to check it out!
Luci says
This looks so delicious. I’ll have to make it when strawberries come into season so I could use the local kind.
Emily | OatandSesame says
The best strawberries I have ever eaten are always the ones straight from my garden or local strawberry farm. The sun-kissed skin is like nothing you can get at the grocery. I just moved so I have to start over with my strawberry plants, but I brought some with me and hopefully they will take this spring! You’re shortcake recipe looks lovely. I forget how simple it is to make.
Deanna says
I love old fashion shortcake! This is perfect for tonight dinner, mmm shortcake, I better start making this now because I am seriously drooling over this now!
Diana says
My Mum used to make a similar cake when I was little. Thanks for bringing back the memories, I will have to try your version.