Thursday, July 11, 2013

Lemon Layer Strawberry Shortcake by Betty Crocker

Strawberry Shortcake is one of my favorite desserts.  Here is a different type of recipe for this classic.
 
 
Lemon Layer Strawberry Shortcake
 
 
 
 
Prep Time     35 min
  •                                                                  Total Time     1 hr 30 min
  •                                                                 Servings         8
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    Ingredients

                                
    3     cups Original Bisquick® mix                        
                               
    1/4  cup sugar                        
    3/4  cup milk                         
    3     tablespoons butter or margarine, melted                        
    2     tablespoons grated lemon peel (from 1 lemon)                        
    1     cup whipping cream                        
    2     tablespoons sugar                        
    1     jar (10 oz) lemon curd                        
    1    quart fresh strawberries, sliced

    1 Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.

    2 In medium bowl, mix Bisquick mix, ¼ cup sugar, milk, butter and lemon peel together until soft dough forms. Spread dough in bottom of pan.
     
    3 Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
     
    4 Meanwhile, in chilled small bowl, beat cream with 2 tablespoons sugar, with electric mixer on high speed, until stiff peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
     
    5 Carefully cut cake in half horizontally, using long serrated knife. Place bottom half of cake, cut side up, on 12-inch serving plate. Spread lemon curd over top to edges.
     
    6 Spoon half of berries over lemon curd. Place second cake layer over berries, cut side down. Top with remaining berries. Spoon or pipe whipped cream over berries.

     

     
     

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