Editing Shortcake (section)

==Preparation==
Shortcake is typically made with [[flour]], [[sugar]], baking powder or soda, [[Edible salt|salt]], [[butter]], [[milk]] or [[cream]], and sometimes [[Egg (food)|egg]]s. The dry ingredients are blended, and then the butter is cut in until the mixture resembles [[cornmeal]]. The liquid ingredients are then mixed in just until moistened, resulting in a [[Shortening#Shortened dough|shortened dough]]. The dough is then dropped in spoonfuls onto a baking sheet, rolled and cut like [[baking powder biscuit]]s, or poured into a [[cake pan]], depending on how wet the dough is and the baker's preferences. Then it is baked at a relatively high temperature until set.<ref name="Purvis"/><ref name="Hamel">{{cite news |last1=Hamel |first1=PJ |title=Imaginative ways to up your shortcake game {{!}} King Arthur Baking |url=https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2021/07/08/imaginative-summer-fruit-shortcake-tips |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=www.kingarthurbaking.com |date=July 8, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Strawberry shortcake is a widely known dessert made with shortcake. Sliced strawberries are mixed with sugar and allowed to sit an hour or so, until the strawberries have surrendered a great deal of their [[juice]]s ([[Maceration (food)|macerated]]). The shortcakes are split, and the bottoms are covered with a layer of strawberries, juice, and [[whipped cream]], typically flavored with sugar and [[vanilla]]. The top is replaced, and more strawberries and whipped cream are added onto the top. Some [[convenience cooking|convenience]] versions of shortcake are not made with a shortcake (i.e. biscuit) at all, but instead use a base of [[sponge cake]].<ref name="Purvis"/><ref name="Hamel"/>

Though strawberry is the most widely known shortcake dessert, peach shortcake, blueberry shortcake, chocolate shortcake and other similar desserts are made along similar lines.<ref name="Hamel"/> In some recipes the shortcake itself is flavored; [[coconut]] is one addition.<ref name="Longbotham">{{cite book |last1=Longbotham |first1=Lori |title=Luscious Coconut Desserts |date=16 November 2012 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1-4521-0021-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TWJ5xgCAiYMC&pg=PT12 |access-date=21 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>