Large Strawberry Shortcake Recipe – Strawberry Shortcake Recipe from Scratch

Making strawberry shortcake from scratch is easy! Follow this simple recipe for a large strawberry shortcake to serve a crowd. This simple dessert is a show-stopper!

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe from Scratch

I love this old fashioned strawberry shortcake recipe because it makes one large shortcake instead of smaller ones. The entire dessert is layered up in one beautiful (and rustic) display: Shortcake; Strawberries; Whipped Cream and Repeat.

This is a very old fashioned recipe. It comes from my Betty Crocker Recipe Collection. But, the thing about it is that it might be old fashioned, it might be classic, it might be vintage, but it’s always delicious and everyone always gobbles it up.

My kids (plus my nephews) gobbled up this entire Super Strawberry Shortcake after school. More please. More please. I kept hearing those words.

Ingredient List for Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

What do I need to make strawberry shortcake from scratch? Sugared, syrupy strawberries layered up between a simple shortcake. Then, my favorite part is the layers of whipped cream, Cool Whip or whipped topping. Or, if you’re old fashioned like my Dad, you pour cream over the entire thing.

• Fresh Strawberries
• Sugar
• Flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Shortening
• Milk
• Soft Butter or Margarine (to spread)
• Whipped Cream or Whipped Topping
• Cream or Half and Half (optional)

How to Make Strawberry Shortcake from Scratch?

Instructions

1. Slice strawberries; stir in sugar and set aside for an hour or until the sugar dissolves and strawberries become syrupy.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; cut in shortening until small pieces form (to the texture of a meal).
3. Stir in milk gently until just combined.
4. Pat into a greased cake pan.
5. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
6. While warm, slice in half and butter both sides of shortcake.
7. Layer sweetened strawberries, whipped cream and shortcake.
8. If desired, pour cream or half and half over top before serving.

For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for homemade shortcake with strawberries, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post. 

Notes about Super Strawberry Shortcake

• Let the strawberries sit long enough so a syrup forms. Pour all the syrup onto the shortcake.
• The strawberries will seem extra sweet, but that’s ok. The shortcake has very little sugar.
• If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
• Don’t skip buttering the inside layers of the shortcake. This takes it over the top.
• The old fashioned way to eat this is topped with cream or half and half. You wouldn’t even need the whipped topping in that case.

Why is it called a shortcake?

Well, it is short….

For real, shortcakes are a dense, cake typically short in height.  There’s not yeast to make it rise, just flour and some fat such as shortening.  The texture is almost that of a biscuit instead of a cake.

Recipes with Strawberries

• Strawberry Chiffon Squares 
• Old Fashioned Strawberry Pie Recipe
• Strawberry Bread with Frozen Strawberries 
• Grandma’s Strawberry Freezer Jam
• Strawberry Jello Fluff Salad
• Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake