Easy Strawberry Shortcake – perfect for high altitude
Indulge in beautiful, red, juicy strawberries and velvety whipped cream spread over a golden brown, perfectly sweetened strawberry shortcake. This classic strawberry shortcake is the crowning jewel of summer desserts and strawberry season. With only 4 ingredients and 17 minute bake time, this strawberry shortcake recipe will be one of your go-to summer recipes.
Whether you live in the higher altitudes of the mountains or visiting and trying out high-altitude baking for the first time, this Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe is the real deal. This high altitude strawberry shortcake cake recipe simply adds a little extra time from the original recipe. Speaking of the original recipe, any one reading this from Central Illinois? This recipe is a throwback from the Tremont Turkey Festival original recipe with a few changes.
Recommended tools:
Medium bowl – skip the extra dishes of an electric mixer or bowl of a stand mixer and simply use a medium bowl and fork. I use this set of mixing bowls for all my baking.
Rubber spatula – a rubber spatula is the easiest way to get the strawberry shortcake dough out of the mixing bowl
Cake pan – a 9×13 cake pan is needed for this recipe
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High Altitude Strawberry Shortcake ingredients:
Baking mix – use your favorite baking mix or see below for a DIY homemade baking mix under ingredient substitutions
Milk – I typically use whole milk with all my baking or make an easy dairy-free dessert with almond milk or oat milk.
Oil – use vegetable oil or melted butter
Sugar – a little sugar adds the perfect kiss of sweetness to the strawberry shortcake
See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full ingredients list and instructions.
How to make strawberry shortcake from scratch
1. Preheat the oven and prepare the pan
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Prepare the baking pan by spraying it with cooking spray or lining it with parchment paper
2. Mix all the ingredients together
Mix all the ingredients together in the mixing bowl. The cake batter will be thick like dough. Dump the cake batter into the prepared pan and use a rubber spatula to spread it evenly in the pan.
3. Baking time
Bake for 17 minutes or until the top of the cake is golden brown and the center is baked through. Place the shortcake on a wire rack to cool.
Low altitude baking: when baking at low altitude or sea level, bake for 12-15 minutes
4. Enjoy!
Serve with fresh strawberries or strawberry puree and whipped cream. Enjoy!
Ingredient Substitutions & Variations
Homemade baking mix :
Skip the grocery store premade baking mixes and make your own at home:
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Fresh berries – mix up the type of fruit and create a whole new dessert. Or use blueberries and strawberries for the perfect 4th of July dessert
Mini strawberry shortcakes – use a biscuit cutter to create mini strawberry shortcakes. Use any leftover pieces for miniature shortcake trifles.
Homemade whipped cream – place COLD heavy whipping cream in a bowl of a stand mixer along with 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Mix on medium-high to high speed until soft peaks form, about 3-4 minutes.
Small batch – don’t need a whole 9×13 strawberry shortcake? No worries, make half of the recipe and bake it in a 8×8 square pan for the same amount of time.
Try out these other delicious high altitude desserts:
Strawberry Fluff Recipe with Jell-O and Cool Whip
Rich and Fudgy Chocolate Espresso Brownies
Delicious Fudgy Chocolate Cookies with 3 Ingredients
Flaky Pie Crust – 4 Ingredients
Best High Altitude Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
FAQs:
Can strawberry shortcake be frozen?
Cool strawberry shortcake to room temperature. Place the shortcake in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. Do not freeze with whipped cream or strawberries.
Can strawberry shortcake be made in advance?
Yes, make the strawberry shortcake ahead of time and store in an airtight container without whipped cream or strawberries.
How to store strawberry shortcake?
Store leftover shortcake in an airtight container or covered tightly with plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 7 days. If the leftover strawberry shortcake has whipped cream or strawberries on top then store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Note, the shortcake will become soggy from the whipped cream and strawberries. Best practice is to store the shortcake separate from the whipped cream and strawberries.
Easy Strawberry Shortcake – Perfect for High Altitude
Ingredients
- 4 cups baking mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/3 cup white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Prepare the baking pan by spraying it with cooking spray or lining it with parchment paper.
- Mix all the ingredients together in the mixing bowl. The cake batter will be thick like dough.
- Dump the cake batter into the prepared pan and use a rubber spatula to spread it evenly in the pan.
- Bake for 17 minutes or until the top of the cake is golden brown and the center is baked through.
- Serve with fresh strawberries or strawberry puree and whipped cream. Enjoy!
