Ok, am I the only one that sees this dessert and immediately thinks of the cute little cartoon Strawberry Shortcake? My little girls love watching it and I enjoy all the creative names of the characters. They’re always up to something. 😄

This cake mixes up fast and bakes almost as fast. This is a quick dessert to throw together and serve to guests and it’s so pretty! Personally, I love my strawberry shortcake to be more of a cake than a biscuit and this is perfect. Also great to make when feeding a crowd (or just my family haha). Each cake is 24 servings. 

I bake the cake in a half sheet pan. I have a bunch of these pans in my kitchen and use them for so many different things. My favorite ones are from USA Pans. Here’s the link for them. USA Half Sheet Pan

Happy Summer y’all and enjoy the recipe! 

~Rachel Ballinger ☕️🍓

”A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”    -Rachel 

 

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Strawberry Shortcake

Serve up this delicious strawberry shortcake with freshly whipped cream and sliced strawberries for a quintessential summer dessert!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Sheet Cake, Shortcake, Strawberry

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 24 Servings

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 8 tbsp butter - 1 stick
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• Sliced strawberries
• Whipped cream

Whipped Cream

• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 6 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a half sheet pan (12”x17”).
• In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together till creamy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and mix. Pour in the milk and beat for a minute or too till nice and fluffy.
• Scrape into the greased pan and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Whipped Cream

• Put all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat with a whisk attachment on your hand mixer until thick and creamy.
• Use immediately for best results. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. 

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These cold, refreshing homemade fruit freezer pops help beat the summer heat! The kids love them and so do I because I know not only do they cool them off but they’re healthy. Made with honey and fruit, no food coloring and high fructose corn syrup, even the adults want one of these delicious little treats. 

They are really easy to make. The biggest thing you’ll need is the plastic freezer popsicle molds. I get them on Amazon. The kids are always using napkins to hold their popsicles because their hands get cold and I found these cute little sleeve holders for them and they work great. I’ll share both links below: 

Freezer Popsicle Molds 

Popsicle Holders 

Here’s what you need: 

5 cups fresh or frozen fruit

1 cup water

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup honey

Plastic freezer popsicle molds 

Here’s how to make them:

Throw all the ingredients into a blender and blend together in a blender till smooth.

Pour the liquid into freezer pop plastic molds. Freeze till hard and enjoy!
Yield: about 12 freezer pops

You can use any fruit that sounds good! Strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, raspberries, mango, cantaloupe. Just get creative! You can even mix and match flavors.
The popsicles take 12-24 hours to freeze properly. My kids love them! 

Cheers to a healthy summer treat! 
~Rachel Ballinger 🤩

”A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”   ~Rachel 

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Homemade Fruit Freezer Pops

These cold, refreshing homemade fruit freezer pops help beat the summer heat! Made with honey and real fruit, kids and adults alike will want one of these delicious little treats.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Freezer Pop, Fruit, Popsicle

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 day day

Servings 12 Freezer Pops

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 5 cups fresh or frozen fruit
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup honey

Instructions

• Blend all ingredients together in a blender until smooth and pour into freezer pop molds.
• Freeze till hard and enjoy! They usually take about 12-24 hours to completely freeze.

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