Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake Recipe (2024)

Table of Contents

• Easy Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits
• Ingredients Needed
• How to make a Biscuit Shortcake Recipe
• How to Prep Strawberries
• Serving a Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
• Expert Tips
• FAQ
• Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits

We LOVE strawberry shortcake. I remember as a kid, my mom buying those little sponge cakes from the store and my dad savoring every bite of his dessert with fresh berries and cool whip.

But for this, I wanted to make that traditional one you see, the one made with biscuits. This recipe will have you not only skipping the packages of sponge cake at the store, but you’ll be making the biscuits ALL THE TIME, for every meal.

Why you’ll love this recipe

• What I love about this biscuit recipe is that there’s no cold butter that needs to be cut into the dough: The cream is providing all the butterfat and it’s a lot easier to mix up. The sweet cream biscuits are the best things ever!
• Easy, fast and completely from scratch. If you’ve never made biscuit shortcake before this is a fool-proof recipe. We’re making drop biscuits so you don’t have to roll out the dough – just mix it up the dough and drop it on your baking sheet.
• Freshly whipped cream and lots of fresh strawberries!

Ingredients Needed

• All-purpose flour – this is the best flour to use, make sure to spoon and level it to measure.
• Baking powder – important for nice fluffy biscuits
• Salt – important because we’re not using butter, so it adds flavor
• Granulated sugar – for a hint of sweetness
• Heavy whipping cream – Adding cream to the biscuit dough gives the shortcake a rich flavor and light and tender crumb.

Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!

How to make a Biscuit Shortcake Recipe

• Dry ingredients: Start by whisking the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together in a bowl.
• Cream: Add the cream and stir until the dough comes together. The dough will be very thick so you may need to use your hands to finish mixing it.
• Scoop: The easiest way to get the dough onto the baking sheet is to scoop the dough with two spoons. I usually make 8 biscuits, but you can make more if want them smaller.
• Bake: Bake them for 14 to 16 minutes at 425°F until they are golden brown and cooked through. It’s a good idea to rotate the pan halfway through the baking time to ensure they bake evenly. Cool them completely before serving.

How to Prep Strawberries

Making the biscuits is the first step and while they cool you can pull the rest of the dessert together.

Place sliced strawberries in a bowl with sugar and lemon juice. Give it a stir and then leave it for 30 minutes. The sugar and lemon juice will soften the fruit and allow the natural juices to release creating almost like a thin sauce. The fancy term is macerated strawberries and it’s really easy to do.

For the whipped cream, you can make it really easy and just use store-bought whipped topping or make a batch of homemade whipped cream.

Serving a Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

• Slice each biscuit in half
• To the bottom part with the juicy strawberries and add a dollop of whipped cream
• Place the other half of the biscuit on top

That’s all you have to do! Just looking at these cute strawberry shortcake biscuits makes me think of warm summer nights – it’s so good!

Tip From Dorothy

Expert Tips

• Don’t assemble the shortcakes until you’re ready to serve them.
• Don’t add the sugar to the strawberries until about 30 minutes before you’re going to assemble.
• Use ANY fruit for this! You’re not limited to strawberries.
• Don’t want to make homemade whipped cream? Use a can or use Cool Whip.

FAQ