Strawberry Shortcake in a Glass

Strawberry shortcake in a glass for pleasing your perfect summertime! It’s made with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and a sweet fluffy shortcake, all layered in a glass.

It’s not Summertime without a Strawberry Shortcake

This summer vacation, my family decided to go on a camping trip in the Ciwidey highland. The city where I live now, Bandung, has cool weather because it is in the highlands. Moreover, Bandung is surrounded by various mountains. In fact, according to history and geography, Bandung is an ancient lake.

Therefore, during this short vacation, I want to spend time with my family by going to the southern area of this city, the name of the district is Ciwidey. We left on Saturday morning by car to spend two days at Ranca Upas Camping Ground.

When we got there, we did some fun activities. At this camping ground, there are many tourist attractions that you can enjoy apart from just staying in a tent. We did outbound, played with the deer in the deer captivity, had an adventure in the outer tea gardens, and lastly, we also visited the white crater (Kawah Putih).

If you go to Bandung later, you should try visiting Ciwidey too. This makes your stress go away a bit. Although actually, it would be better if this summertime is spent sunbathing on the beach. However, because the beach is quite far from my city, spending summertime in the mountains is also not a problem. Haha

Fresh Ciwidey Strawberry for Strawberry Shortcake in a Glass

On a must-do list every time I visit Ciwidey is visiting the Ciwidey strawberry garden. In this wide strawberry garden, we can pick, choose, and eat strawberries directly from the garden. Apart from that, the strawberries are also fresher and cheaper to take home.

The Ciwidey Strawberry Garden is known for its relatively large, fresh fruit with a bright red and sweet–sour taste. Strawberries in this garden originate from France and Chile, where they grow well in cold locations. Ciwidey Bandung’s location at a high altitude and supported by cold air conditions means that strawberries can grow abundantly in this area.

When I got home, with an abundant stock of fresh strawberries, I thought about making some desserts using these strawberries as the main ingredients.

The first thing that comes to mind with leftover cake ingredients in the kitchen is strawberry shortcakes in a glass that can be enjoyed easily without slicing the cake anymore. If you are also interested in making it, here’s how to make an easy and delicious strawberry shortcake in a glass.

THE INGREDIENTS OF STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IN A GLASS

Chiffon Cake for the Layer of Strawberry Cake in a Glass

• Egg White and Egg Yolk – You need 3 pieces of eggs
• Sugar – 1/2 cup of sugar from the sweetness
• Lemon Juice – It’s an alternative to cream of tartar
• Vanilla Extract – Give a hint of vanilla extract
• Salt – it needs the savory of 1/4 tsp salt
• Oil – it’s more suitable than margarine
• Milk – for the soft cake
• All-purpose Flour – a choice for the chiffon cake
• Baking Powder – best for rising the cake

Strawberry

• Fresh Strawberry – slices of strawberry with a bright red color
• Strawberry Jam – You can make the jam by yourself or buy the canned strawberry jam

Cream Mixture of Strawberry Cake in a Glass

• Heavy Cream – using Cool Whip here (if you have others, it’ll be fine too)
• Sugar – Add the sweetness
• Vanilla Extract – for the sweet aromatic cream

Garnish

• Fresh Strawberry and Powdered Sugar – Make it a more beautiful summertime dessert with these garnishes

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IN A GLASS

Making the Shortcake

Preheat oven to 338℉ or 170℃.

In a mixing bowl, beat over medium high speed the egg white, lemon juice, and half of the sugar. Add the sugar in three batches until hard peak. Set aside.

In another mixing bowl, add egg yolks, and remaining of half of the sugar. Beat over medium high speed with a hand mixer until fluffy and turn yellow pale.

Add ½ of the white meringue to the egg yolk mixture, then gently fold it in until it’s mostly combine. Add the rest of the white meringue and fold it in until well combined.

In another bowl, combine milk and oil, and take about 2 tbsp egg mixture and mix until evenly distributed. Transfer the milk mixture into the egg mixture then gently fold it in again. Sift the flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt, and gently fold it in until the batter is well combined.

Pour the batter into a 22 cm x 22 cm rectangular tin. Bake for 15 minutes. After baking, let the cake cool.

Strawberry

Wash the fresh strawberry then cut the stems off and slice in a half. Set aside.

Whipped Cream and Assembly

Beat heavy cream and sugar with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a closed star piping nozzle.

Cut the cake with a 6cm round cake cutter then place the cake in the bottom of a dessert glass. Place sliced strawberries on top of the cake circle the glass, add strawberry jam in the middle then fill it with whipped cream. Twice following with the order.

Swirl the whipped cream on top then garnish it with fresh strawberry and powdered sugar.

Refrigerate the strawberry shortcake in a glass until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes of Strawberry Cake in a Glass

• Use fresh, ripe strawberries. The sweet and juicy strawberries will level up this dessert. Frozen strawberries also make the dessert taste a bit spoilt.
• You can make your own whipped cream to control the amount of sugar you use.
• Layer the ingredients carefully to make sure the shortcake doesn’t get soggy easily from the strawberry.
• Serve immediately after 2-3 hours chilled in the refrigerator. Strawberry shortcake is best served fresh. If you have to make it ahead of time, store it in the refrigerator and assemble it just before serving. I don’t recommend freezing it because the texture of the strawberry and the cake get worse.
• If you want a big-size strawberry shortcake, the layer is still in the same order.

Make your own variations of Strawberry Shortcake in a Glass

• You can use different types of berries in your strawberry shortcake in a glass. Blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are all delicious options. Moreover, I use mango when strawberry is out of stock.
• You can also add other toppings to your strawberry shortcake in a glass, such as chocolate chips, nuts, or granola.
• If you want to make a healthier version of strawberry shortcake, you can use low-fat or fat-free whipped cream and sugar-free strawberries.
• No more classic vanilla shortcakes, you can use different flavors such as lemon, chocolate, red velvet, and angel food shortcakes.
• Change the filling with cheese cream for a bit of savory flavor even though it won’t be sturdy as using whipped cream.

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