White Lily Shortcake Recipes

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Line a 13x18-in baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar, and salt.
• Add the pieces of cold butter. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized clumps of butter within. Add the buttermilk and stir with a rubber spatula until the dough comes together into a sticky, shaggy mass. Do not overmix.
• With lightly floured hands, form the dough into 8 craggy-looking balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. (They should be bigger than golf balls but smaller than tennis balls.) Don't worry about making them perfect -- it's better if they are a little rough around the edges. Sprinkle the tops with the turbinado sugar. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until the biscuits are golden.
• Put one-third of the berries in a medium bowl and, using a potato masher or a fork, mash them into a chunky purée. Mix in the remaining berries, along with the raspberry jam and granulated sugar. Let the berries sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes, until saucy.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or beaters), whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the cream and beat until soft peaks return. Do not overbeat. (Alternatively, the whipped cream can be beaten by hand in a deep mixing bowl with a whisk.)
• To assemble the shortcakes: Using a serrated knife, split the biscuits in half horizontally and transfer the bottoms to 8 dessert plates. Spoon about three-quarters of the macerated berries and their juice evenly over the biscuit bottoms. Let some of the berries spill out onto the plate. Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream and cover each with a biscuit top. Spoon more berries and cream over each shortcake and serve immediately.
• Note: If you'd like to make your own buttermilk, check out the easy method here.teaspoons of lemon juice or white vinegar to a liquid measuring cup. Then add milk to the ¾-cup line and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly curdled and thickened.
• Make Ahead: The unbaked biscuits can be refrigerated for up to 1 hour before baking. They can also be frozen for up to 3 months. To freeze: place the unbaked biscuits on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until solid. Remove the firm biscuits from the freezer, place in an airtight bag, and store in the freezer. Bake the biscuits directly from the freezer, allowing a few extra minutes baking time. The whipped cream can be made a few hours before serving but err on the side of under-beating. Store it covered in the refrigerator and give it a final whip by hand to get it to a pillowy consistency just before serving. The strawberries cannot be made ahead.

WHITE LILY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In mixing bowl stir together flour and sugar; cut in the 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine egg and light cream; add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork just enough to moisten.
• Spread dough in a greased 8-inch round baking pan, building up edges slightly.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden.
• Split shortcake horizontally into two layers. Spread a little softened butter over bottom layer.
• Whip cream. Spoon half the peaches and half the whipped cream over bottom layer. Top with second layer. Spoon remaining peaches and whipped cream over top.
• Serve while cake is warm.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine dry ingredients and add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture. Spread in a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire rack. , Cut into nine servings. Split each serving horizontally and fill with whipped cream and strawberries. Replace top of cake; garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and more berries. Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Toss strawberries with 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl; set aside at room temperature for 1 hour for juice to form.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, baking powder, and sea salt in a bowl. Cut unsalted butter into flour mixture with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pour 1 cup cream into flour mixture, starting with 1/2 cup and adding a tablespoon or two at a time as needed. Stir to make a soft dough. Add more cream as needed. Place dough into a floured bowl and knead a few times with the heel of your hand.
• Roll dough out 1/2 inch thick on a floured surface; cut dough into 6 3-inch rounds using a biscuit cutter. Place onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake until tops are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
• Whip remaining 1 cup cream in a metal or glass bowl, using an electric mixer, until cream forms soft peaks when beaters are lifted directly up out of cream; gently fold in 2 tablespoons of confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Cover and refrigerate cream until ready to serve.
• To serve, split each shortcake round horizontally, using a serrated knife, and place bottoms of shortcakes onto serving plates. Spoon about 1/2 cup of strawberries and juice onto shortcake half; top with 1/4 cup of whipped cream. Place shortcake tops onto desserts; dust each dessert with about 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar and a sprig of mint.

WHITE LILY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper for easy clean up.
• Place White Lily Frozen Biscuit dough pieces onto baking pan.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until very lightly browned.
• Melt butter in microwave on low heat.
• Brush butter onto the hot biscuits.
• Sprinkle ¼ cup sugar evenly over the biscuits.
• Bake for an additional 5 to 8 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.
• Meanwhile, sweeten sliced berries with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Measure heavy whipping cream into a cold mixing bowl and whip until stiff.
• Gradually add 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Chill until needed.
• To assemble shortcakes: Open biscuit, and spread about 1 tablespoon of strawberry jam on the bottom half.
• Layer with a generous spoonful of strawberries and then a large dollop of whipped cream.
• Place the top of the biscuit on the whipped cream.
• Spoon on additional strawberries and whipped cream.
• Garnish with a blueberry on top if desired.

WHITE WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have ready an ungreased 8-inch square cake pan.
• Sift flour, baking soda and powder, sugar and salt into a bowl.
• Make 3 holes in the dry ingredients. Into one hole pour the vanilla, in second hole pour vinegar and into last hole pour melted butter.
• Quickly pour LUKEWARM water over all. Beat well. Pour batter into reserved cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or till a cake tester comes out cleanly.
• Cake may be served with fresh strawberries and creme fraiche.
• To make a layer cake, make a double recipe and bake in two 9-inch round ungreased cake pans that have been lined with parchment paper for easier removal. Frost with your favorite icing.