Strawberry Orange Shortcake Tart Recipes

SENSATIONAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Gently stir strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl; chill.
• Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk milk and egg yolks in a bowl, then stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Divide in half and pat into prepared cake pans.
• Beat egg whites until foamy in a large bowl. Continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites should form a sharp peak that holds its shape. Spread over dough; sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack; cool completely.
• Place one cake layer on a large serving plate; spread with half the whipped cream, spoon half the strawberries over cream. Repeat layers; garnish with mint.

ORANGE-GLAZED STRAWBERRY TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix flour, butter, powdered sugar and salt with hands until crumbly. Press firmly and evenly in bottom of ungreased 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom or 12-inch pizza pan.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown; cool. Remove side from tart pan if necessary.
• Mix sour cream, milk and pudding and pie filling (dry) with hand beater or electric mixer on low speed 1 to 2 minutes until blended; spread over crust. Arrange strawberries on pudding mixture. Heat marmalade and liqueur over low heat until melted. Cool slightly; spoon over strawberries. Immediately refrigerate any remaining dessert after serving.

ORANGE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries, oranges, sugar and triple sec, stir.
• Cover and chill 2 hours.
• Combine Bisquick mix, sugar, cinnamon and milk.
• Stir until moistened. knead 4 or 5 times on floured surface.
• Place on greased baking sheet. press into a 7 x 3/4-inch round.
• Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack.
• Beat whipping cream until foamy. gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
• Split biscuit round in half horizontally.
• Place bottom half on a serving dish. Drain fruit, reserving liquid.
• Spoon 2/3 of fruit on bottom round; drizzle with reserved liquid.
• Spoon half of whipped cream mixture over fruit. Add top biscuit.
• Top with remaining fruit and whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE LOVER'S STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a shallow bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and cocoa until blended. Dip biscuits in cocoa mixture to coat; shake off excess., Place 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool slightly., In a small bowl, toss strawberries with sugar. In another bowl, beat cream and cocoa until cream begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form., To serve, split shortcakes in half. Fill with strawberries and half of the whipped cream. Serve with fudge topping and remaining whipped cream.

ORANGE SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F and lightly grease two 8" round cake pans.
• Mix and sift first four ingredients.
• Cut in butter.
• Beat egg in a measuring cup and fill to the 1/2 cup mark with milk.
• Add egg and milk to the first mixture, stirring quickly until a soft but not sticky dough is formed, adding more milk if necessary.
• Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead for a few seconds.
• Divide dough in half and pat each gently into prepared pans.
• Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden and done; turn out onto cooling rack.
• Remove membrane from orange sections and sugar to taste.
• Place sections between layers and decoratively on top of shortcake.
• Combine sauce ingredients, bring to a boil and pour over shortcake.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES WITH VANILLA-ORANGE SYRUP

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F and butter an 8- by 2-inch square metal baking pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment or wax paper, then butter paper. Dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Whisk together yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl until combined well. Whisk in flour and salt (batter will be thick).
• Beat whites with an electric mixer until they hold soft peaks. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks.
• Stir about one third of whites into batter to lighten, then fold in remaining whites in 2 more batches, gently but thoroughly.
• Transfer batter to baking pan, spreading evenly, and bake in middle of oven until pale golden and a tester comes out clean, 14 to 16 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack (cake will shrink from sides of pan). When cool, run a sharp knife around side of cake if necessary and invert onto rack, then remove paper.
• Make strawberries in syrup:
• Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with tip of sharp knife into a small saucepan, then add pod. Add sugar, water, zest, and juice. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and boil 1 minute.
• Transfer to a bowl and chill 30 minutes. Pour syrup through a fine sieve into another bowl and discard solids. Gently stir in strawberries and let stand 15 minutes.
• Make cream:
• Beat together cream, sugar, and sour cream until mixture just holds stiff peaks.
• Assemble shortcakes:
• Cut 4 rounds from cake with cookie cutter.
• Generously brush both sides of each round with syrup from strawberry mixture and arrange, darker sides up, on plates. Spoon strawberries onto rounds and let stand 5 minutes to allow more syrup to soak into cake. Top rounds with dollops of cream and drizzle with remaining syrup.

FLUFFY ORANGE SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Have ready an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, measure, resift 3 times with baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup sugar. Put the egg yolks into a mixer fitted with a whisk, add 1/4 cup cold water and the lemon juice, then beat on medium speed until thick and spongy, 4 to 5 minutes. Without stopping the beaters, gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla and beat until mixture is again thick and spongy. Now turn the mixer to the lowest speed and add flour in 4 portions, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl constantly with a spatula. Beat until batter is smooth. Fold in the lemon zest.
• Remove and clean the whisk. In another mixer bowl (or in a bowl with a hand whisk), quickly beat the egg whites until stiff enough to form peaks, then beat in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar until the whites form shiny pointed peaks that curve at the tips. Fold the yolk mixture into the whites, lightly but thoroughly. Flow batter into the tube pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from the oven and invert over a large funnel or bottle. When just cooled, remove the cake from the pan using a thin-bladed knife. Slice the cake into 4 layers. Wrap and freeze 2 layers for up to 2 months. Ice the other two and eat now.
• Place one layer on a cake plate. In a small pan, warm the marmalade and eau de vie until loose, then brush this on the bottom layer. Whip the cream with the confectioners' sugar until it holds soft peaks; sweeten with more sugar if you like. Spread about 1 cup of the cream over the marmalade (now cooled). Place the second layer of cake on top, then ice the cake with the remaining whipped cream and decorate the top with slivers of candied peel. Chill and serve within 2 hours.

STRAWBERRY-ORANGE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with baking spray.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat sugar, vegetable oil, orange juice, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in dry ingredients until thoroughly combined. Fold in strawberries and orange zest. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool until cake easily removes from the pan, 15 to 30 minutes. Remove from the pan to a cooling rack and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes more.
• Mix together powdered sugar, lemon juice, and orange juice for glaze. Spoon glaze over the cooled cake.

GINGER-ORANGE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• For Shortcakes:
• Mix first 7 ingredients in bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cream; stir with fork until clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Wrap in plastic; chill one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment. Roll out dough on floured surface to 3/4-inch thickness. Using floured 3-inch diameter cookie cutter, cut out rounds. Place on baking sheet. Reroll scraps; cut out additional rounds for 6 rounds total. Brush with glaze. Bake until shortcakes are golden, about 30 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.
• For Filling:
• Combine strawberries and 6 tablespoons sugar in large bowl. Transfer half of berry mixture to another bowl. Using fork, crush berries in 1 bowl to chunky sauce consistency. Let both bowls stand at room temperature until juices form. Cut shortcakes in half. Place 1 bottom half in each of 6 bowls. Spoon some crushed berries over each, then top with generous amount of sliced berries. Cover with shortcake tops. Dust with powdered sugar.

STRAWBERRY SHORTBREAD SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and chocolate. Form dough into two balls (one slightly larger than the other.) , On a floured surface, roll balls into 7-in. circles (one thicker than the other). Transfer to greased baking sheets. Prick all over with fork. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or just until golden. Allow to cool 5 minutes; cut thinner circle into eight equal wedges. Cool on racks. To assemble, place circle on a serving plate. Top with whipped cream and strawberries. Set wedges into the cream at an angle, points toward center. Cut into wedges.