Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 9 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into small pieces
• 6 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 cups strawberries, sliced
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 line a heavy baking sheet with parchment.
• 2 sift the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
• 3 toss with a fork to combine.
• 4 cut in the butter with a pastry blender.
• 5 stir in grated chocolate.
• 6 combine the cream and vanilla.
• 7 make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the cream.
• 8 mix with a fork until the doug is evenly moistened and just combined.
• 9 gently knead by hand five or six times to pick up any dry ingredients and to create a loose ball.
• 10 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and pat it into an 8-inch square, 3/4 to 1 inch thick.
• 11 transfer the dough to the parchment-lined baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
• 12 preheat the oven to 425.
• 13 remove dough from refrigerator.
• 14 trim about 1/4 inch from each side to create a nice edge.
• 15 cut the dough into 9 squares and place them about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
• 16 brush each biscuit with cream and sprinkle with sugar.
• 17 bake about 18 to 20 minutes.
• 18 prepare the strawberries by combining the strawberries and sugar in a bowl and set aside.
• 19 prepare the whipped cream, whip together the whipped cream, sugar and vanilla.
• 20 to assemble the shortcakes:.
• 21 slice the biscuit in half, place strawberries and whipped cream on bottom half and top with other half of the biscuit.