Strawberry Vanilla Shortcake Recipe

This dessert recipe is the perfect way to end any meal. It is an amazing blend between the tangy strawberry sauce, atop a rich vanilla pound cake, finished off by a fluffy whipped cream.

Ingredients

Strawberry Vanilla Rhubarb Sauce

• 1 pound strawberries, hulled and sliced
  
• 4 cups sliced fresh rhubarb
  
• 2/3 cup sugar
  
• ¼ cup water
  
• Pinch salt
  
• ½ tsp Rodelle Gourmet Vanilla Extract
  

Vanilla Pound cake

• 1 pound cake flour (approx. 3 ½ cups)
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 pound unsalted butter, softened
  
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  
• 9 eggs
  
• 1 tsp Rodelle Gourmet Vanilla Extract
  
• 1 tsp grated lemon peel
  

Vanilla Bean Whip Cream

• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
  
• 1 Rodelle Vanilla Bean, split and scraped
  

Directions

Vanilla Pound cake

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, grease 2- 8 in. x 4 in. loaf pans, and soften the butter.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside
  
• Cream the butter until light and lump-free. Add the sugar and cream until light and fluffy.
  
• Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl frequently and mixing well after each addition.
  
• Stir in the Rodelle Gourmet Vanilla Extract and lemon peel.
  
• Fold in the dry ingredients by hand in three stages.
  
• Divide the batter into greased loaf pans and spread evenly with a spatula.
• Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown and springy to the touch, approx. 1 hour 10 minutes
  
• Remove from the pan and let cool 10 minutes before slicing.
  

Strawberry Vanilla Rhubarb Sauce

• In a medium saucepan, combine the fruit and water.
  
• Bring to a boil, and reduce to simmer for 5 minutes.
  
• Add the sugar and salt and cook on medium-high heat for 5 minutes, reduce to a simmer and let cook until the sauce thickens, stirring often, approx. 5 minutes.
  
• Add the Rodelle Gourmet Vanilla Extract and stir in.
  
• Let cool.
  
• Spoon ¼ cup over slice of pound cake and top with whipped cream
  

Vanilla Bean Whip Cream

• Chill a stainless steel or ceramic bowl
  
• Add the whipping cream and beat on medium high until just thick
  
• Add the Rodelle Vanilla Bean and sugar and whip until peaks form (but not until stiff and “buttery”).
  

Other Recipes with Vanilla Ingredients: Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Tartlet Recipe, Pumpkin & Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée Recipe, & Bourbon Vanilla Berry Turnover Recipe