Strawberry Shortcake Fridge Cake
Strawberry Shortcake Fridge Cake is a no-bake dessert that combines layers of sweetened whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and biscuit or sponge cake. Instead of baking, the ingredients are layered in a dish and refrigerated to allow the flavors to meld together. The biscuits or cake soften from the moisture of the cream and strawberries, creating a light and refreshing dessert with a texture similar to traditional strawberry shortcake. It's an easy, chilled treat perfect for warm weather or whenever you want a quick, indulgent dessert.
Ingredients
- 750g strawberries, hulled, thinly sliced
- 1 cup strawberry jam
- 1 cup cranberry raspberry juice
- 84 Arno shortbread biscuits (see note)
- 300ml thickened cream, whipped, to serve
Vanilla Mascarpone Cream
- 250g tub mascarpone
- 3 cups thickened cream
- 1/2 cup icing sugar mixture, plus extra to dust
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make Vanilla Mascarpone Cream Using an electric mixer, beat mascarpone, cream, icing sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form (do not over-beat).
- Reserve 1 cup of sliced strawberries. Combine jam and 1 tablespoon juice in a bowl. Place remaining juice in a separate bowl. Spread 1/4 cup cream mixture over a large serving plate to form a 20cm x 28cm rectangle. Working quickly and using 21 biscuits, dip each biscuit into juice. Arrange biscuits on cream mixture in 3 rows to form a rectangle. Spread with 3/4 cup of cream mixture. Arrange 1/4 of the strawberry slices, in a single layer, over cream mixture. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons jam mixture. Spread with 3/4 cup of cream mixture.
- Repeat process 2 times with biscuits, cream mixture, strawberries and jam mixture, then finish with a layer of biscuits and a thin layer of cream mixture. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until cream has set and biscuits have softened.
- Remove from fridge. Top with whipped cream, reserved strawberries and remaining jam mixture. Dust with icing sugar. Serve immediately.
Notes
- You will need 4 to 5 packets of Arno shortbread biscuits for this recipe as the number in packets may vary.
Nutrition
Calories: 2120kcalCarbohydrates: 48.4gProtein: 4gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 16.5gSodium: 198.9mgPotassium: 118.3mgFiber: 1.4gSugar: 23.6gVitamin A: 34.3IUVitamin C: 20.7mgCalcium: 27.1mgIron: 1.7mg
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