Strawberry Vanilla Shortcut Recipes

Steps:

• Toss berries with sugar; let stand 10 min. or until sugar is dissolved. Meanwhile, cut each cake slice diagonally in half; place 1 cake piece on each of 12 dessert plates.
• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1/2 the COOL WHIP.
• Spoon 2 Tbsp. berries over each cake piece on plate. Top with pudding mixture and remaining cake pieces, berries and COOL WHIP.

Steps:

• Cut each cake slice diagonally in half to form 2 triangles; place 1 cake piece on each of 12 dessert plates.
• Pour milk into large bowl; add dry pudding mix and beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.
• Stir in regular Cool Whip.
• Place a layer of strawberries over each cake piece; top with 1/2 cup of the pudding mixture and a second cake piece.
• Top second cake pieces evenly with remaining strawberries.
• Top with strawberry Cool Whip.
• Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Follow cake directions as written on cake mix box.
• Remove from oven and cool cake completely. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine strawberries, cognac and sugar. Let macerate 20 minutes. Invert and release cake onto a decorative platter.
• Whip cream with confectioners' sugar and vanilla at medium-high speed until it reaches stiff peaks. Do not over whip.
• Mix gelatin as directed on box. Refrigerate gelatin mix but do not let it harden, it should cool to a liquid consistency.
• Using a straw, poke holes all over the cake. Pour gelatin into holes and spread over the top of the cake.
• Spread layer of macerated strawberries on top of cake. Spread layer of whipped cream on top of the strawberries, making pretty swirls and ripples. Garnish with fresh strawberries. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and lightly flour a baking sheet. Put the flour, butter, sugar, half of the vanilla seeds and ¼ tsp salt into the bowl of a food processor, then pulse until fine. Tip into a large bowl. Beat the milk, egg and a good squeeze of lemon together, then tip into the bowl and bring together with a knife, using a cutting action, until you have a clumpy dough. Finally bring together with your hands if you need to.
• Lightly flour the work surface, tip the dough onto it, then quickly shape into a smooth-ish disc. Using a rolling pin, pat out to 2cm thick. Cut out 8 rounds with a smooth 7cm cutter (you'll need to pinch together the trimmings). Glaze just the tops with beaten egg, transfer to the floured sheet, then bake for 10-12 mins until risen and golden, and they sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Cool on a wire rack.
• Beat the remaining vanilla seeds and icing sugar into the clotted cream. It will get runnier at first, but keep beating and it will thicken again. To serve, slice the very top from each shortcake to give a flat surface, then spoon over about 1 tsp jam. Top with a good dollop of the vanilla clotted cream and finish with the strawberries.