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Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake Snack Cake

Cakes made easy with this sheet cake style snack cake! No layering, no decorating just pure strawberry shortcake deliciousness with 3 simple recipes!!
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:

  • 1½ cups Plant Milk 355ml
  • 1½ Tbs Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tbs Lemon Zest
  • ½ cup Melted Vegan Butter 113g
  • ½ cup Vegetable oil 117ml
  • ½ cup Unsweetened Applesauce 113g
  • ¾ cup Granulated Sugar 150g
  • ¾ cup Monkfruit Sugar 150g
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 10ml
  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour 375g
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda 8g

For the Whipped Cream:

  • 1 recipe Your Favorite Whipped Cream

    (2½ cups total whipped volume)

For the Compote Layer:

  • 1½ cups Fresh or Frozen Strawberries
  • ¼ cup Sugar
  • 1½ cups Fresh Strawberries chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F& grease a 9" x 13" cake pan & line it with parchment paper
  • Combine the plant milk with the lemon juice, zest & vanilla extract
  • Sift all the dry ingredients (the flour, salt, baking soda & sugar) together in a large mixing bowl
  • Pour the milk, oil & applesauce into the dry ingredients & whisk smooth for about 50 strokes to develop the batter
  • Pour into the prepared pan & bake immediately in the preheated 350°F oven for 25 -30 minutes or when you gently press the center it is springy to the touch. Or do the toothpick test for moist crumbs.
  • Cool in the pan until you can safely touch without burning yourself then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.
  • Now prepare the strawberry compote with the strawberries & optional sugar by combining everything together in a small sauce pot & bring to a boil. Reduce the heat & cook (stirring often) until the berries break down to a chunky compote. for about 20 minutes on low
  • Cool completely & it will thicken as it cools
  • Once the cake is completely cooled you can trim off the top if it has domed at all*optional then spread the cooled strawberry compote over the entire cake
  • Refrigerate the cake while you prepare the whipped cream according to the recipe or the BRAND you are using.
  • Ice the cake with the stabilized whipped cream then top with chopped strawberries & the trimmed off cake crumbles

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Notes

Be sure to read all the notes for success above this recipe before beginning!
Storage Strawberry Shortcake Snack cake must be kept refrigerated and will stay fresh wrapped loosely for 4-5 days
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