Amish Strawberry Shortcake is unique because of the streusel topping that gets baked on top of the shortcake. Amazingly good with fruit, or by itself! You may also love our strawberry shortcake pancakes!
Amish Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
My mom grew up near an Amish settlement, and when my family goes up to visit her parents, we go to one of Mom’s favorite Amish restaurants. When my mom first got married, she got an Amish cookbook, Amish Cooking
. We highly recommend this cookbook. It is full of some wonderful, comforting, Amish recipes! But today, let’s talk about this streusel topped homemade shortcake
Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
You’re going to love this recipe because it is quick and easy. You know those little packaged shortcakes you see in the store sitting by the strawberries? Those don’t come anywhere close to the taste of this easy strawberry shortcake. It’s a thick batter that bakes up biscuit-like. The sweetness comes from the streusel topping. Yes, it’s an extra step to add the streusel topping, but you do not want to skip it.
How to Make Strawberry Shortcake
- You can make this recipe in an 8×8 pan. Many times that amount of shortcake is just not enough, so I double it and put it in a 9×13 pan. I didn’t have to bake it any longer when I did this, and was surprised by that. If you decide to double the recipe, leave extra time for a few more minutes baking, just in case. And sometimes when I double it, I double the topping…because like I said…the topping is the best part!
- The recipe calls for shortening. For those of you who don’t like to use shortening, I have made it with butter and it turned out just as good!
- Use a pastry cutter to cut together the shortening, sugar and flour.
- Be careful not to overmix. Overmixing this type of batter may result in the cake being too tough.
Streusel Topping
The shortcake itself has a nice biscuit-taste, but what makes it spectacular is the flour, sugar, and butter streusel that you toss together and sprinkle on top. The streusel bakes into the shortcake just the perfect amount.
How do you make strawberries for shortcake?
For the strawberries, cut and quarter about 4 pounds of strawberries and sprinkle about 1/2 cup of sugar on them. Add more or less sugar, depending on the sweetness of the berries and the taste you would like. This process is called macerating strawberries. How long does it take to macerate strawberries? Prepare the strawberries at least 3-4 hours ahead of time so they will make juicy syrup that is sooooooo good poured over the shortcake!
Spoon some strawberries over the shortcake, then top with whatever you like best. You can squirt on whipped cream or put a big scoop of ice cream on top. You can even do as my dad does and pour milk over it. You can experiment a lot with this cake!
More Strawberry Shortcake Recipes
- Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes
- Strawberry Shortcake Scones
- Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake
- Donut Strawberry Shortcake
Amish Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
For the Shortcake:
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 large egg (beaten)
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons butter
For the strawberries:
- 4 pounds strawberries (cleaned, hulled and quartered)
- 1/2 cup sugar (to taste)
Instructions
- Make crumbs with the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and shortening. Add the milk and egg to the crumbs, mixing just until combined. Spread the mixture into a greased 8×8 cake pan. Set aside.
- Make the topping by mixing together the flour, sugar and butter. This mixture will be crumbly. Spread it on top of the batter in the cake pan. Bake the cake at 350 for 25-27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, mix the prepared strawberries with 1/2 cup of sugar. Put the strawberries in the fridge and allow them to refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours. Add more or less sugar, depending on your tastes.
- Top pieces of cake with strawberries (or your favorite kind of fruit!), whipped cream, or ice cream.
I’m sure it’s delicious… Amish recipes are so wonderfully comforting.
Love that it’s Strawberry Season! Hope you can drop this off at Super Sunday! http://whoneedsacape.com/2013/06/super-sunday-party-2/
Saw this at Dessert Now, Dinner Later!
Eat it for breakfast…I like the way you think! I’m a new follower from Let’s Get Social Sunday. Nice to meet you!
You already got some others pinning his after we pinned this to our board!! Thanks for sharen at One Sharendipity Pl. this weekend!
sue @the2women.com
Hello Maddie,
This really looks super delish!
Thank you for sharing your recipe at Pin It Monday Hop Pinterest Party.
Judy
Pursuit Of Functional Home
Yum! Perfect summer dessert! Thanks for sharing at Sweet & Savory Saturdays #17.
~Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later!
http://dessertnowdinnerlater.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Sure wish that were my serving. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe and have a great week.
Miz Helen
Wow, what a great recipe! Love this! Pinning to try soon!
~Jen @ YummyHealthyEasy.com
This looks absolutely amazing! I love the streusel topping on the cake. Can’t wait to make this. Thanks.
Thanks for hosting the party!! Let me know what you think if you try it:)
This looks so yummy! Thanks for linking it up at Super Sunday!
The Amish Cookbook is a good one! Thanks for visiting!
I made this tonight for dessert and OH MY GOODNESS!!! It was the best strawberry shortcake I have ever eaten!! My husband couldn’t stop saying how good it was and my kids devoured it. I made it in a 9 x 9 pan and baked it for 25 mins. I also made homemade whipped cream to go on top…. All I can say is DELICIOUS!!!!
This is fabulous shortcake! My husband has asked that it replace the shortcake recipe I usually use, and I am happy to oblige him. The streusel on top gives the cake a delightful crunch. Thank you so much!
Looks so tasty! Pinning
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PowerfulMothering.com
This looks so yummy! I think I will try this tomorrow for dessert and then breakfast Monday at work 😉
Thanks for the inspiration
Maria
This is so good!! I’ve made this recipe twice since finding it on Pinterest a few weeks ago. I also made a modified version as a coffee cake. Thank you for sharing!
Looks delish can’t wait to try this . Thanks for recipe.
I made this for our monthly family dessert get together tonight and it was a huge hit! My husband loves lemon so I added the zest and juice of one lemon to the cake batter (double batch) along with 1t of soda. It couldn’t have been better. I’m so glad I lost my old recipe and had to go searching for a new one.
I am going to try this today…just went out and picked tons of berries. I grew up in Amish country (and still live here) and I have never experienced this streusel topping, so I can’t wait to try it. I grew up eating this type of biscuit-y shortcake and I CANNOT bring myself to eat those spongy things they try to pass off in the grocery stores. Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to gobble this up later!
Just made this and it was fantastic. Next time, I think I will add a sprinkle of cinnamon to the crumb topping.
I made this for our family’s Easter celebration. I served about 20 people with one 13×9 pan (I doubled the recipe as well as the topping) and everyone LOVED it!!!! I’ve made several homemade strawberry shortcakes over the years, but this is by far my favorite and will be the recipe I use every time! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Incredilbe! It’s wheat harvest time, here in Kansas, took this out to the field last night for supper! Yummmmy! I hope you don’t mind I shared the think to your recipe! Thank you!!
OMG….this is the best strawberry shortcake recipe….I also made this with mixed berries and peaches….delicious!!!!