Recipes · inspired by Strawberry Shortcake in the manga Kitchen Princess, volume 2
Strawberry Shortcake Cups
The Japanese-style strawberry shortcake (soft sponge, whipped cream, strawberries) layered in cups with store-bought cake.
- Ready in
- 10 min
- Ingredients
- 4
- Makes
- 4 cups
- Level
- easy
Kitchen Princess is a manga by Natsumi Ando and Miyuki Kobayashi in which every chapter is named after a dish. This is our own quick, family-friendly version of that dish, not the recipe from the book.
In Japan, strawberry shortcake means a light sponge layered with fresh cream and berries, not the biscuit-style shortcake. Using store-bought cake makes it a no-bake treat. In a hurry? Use whipped topping instead of whipping cream.
Make it a learning moment: whipping cream traps tiny air bubbles. Keep whipping and watch it go from liquid, to soft clouds, to stiff peaks.
Ingredients
Steps
Kids a child can do this step Grown-up hot, sharp or tricky
- Grown-up Slice the strawberries, keeping 4 whole ones for the tops.
- Grown-up Whip the cream and sugar with a mixer until soft peaks form.
- Kids Press a cup or cookie cutter into the cake to cut small rounds.
- Kids Layer in clear cups: cake, cream, strawberries, then again.
- Kids Finish with a whole strawberry on top.
