Giant Cherry Shortcake Recipe

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Giant Cherry Shortcake
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 lb bing cherries, pitted and halved , plus a handful unpitted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp brandy
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp brandy

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8-in. cake pan. Make cake: In a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Scrape down sides of bowl and slowly beat in remaining cake ingredients until smooth. Spread batter in prepared pan.
  2. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few crumbs clinging to it, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool pan on a rack 10 minutes, then invert cake onto rack and let cool completely.
  3. Meanwhile, toss pitted cherries with sugar and brandy in a medium bowl and set aside.
  4. Make cream: Whisk cream and sugar in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Whisk in brandy until stiff peaks form.
  5. Cut cake in half horizontally. Set half the cake, cut side up, on a cake stand and top with cherry mixture. Spread three-quarters of cream over cake and cherries, then top with remaining cake layer, cut side up. Swirl remaining cream on top. Garnish cake with whole cherries.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3976.79 Kcal (16650 kJ)
Calories from fat 2004.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 222.69g 343%
Cholesterol 910.61mg 304%
Sodium 4323.27mg 180%
Potassium 776.87mg 17%
Total Carbs 400.54g 134%
Sugars 192.53g 770%
Dietary Fiber 21.65g 87%
Protein 55.13g 110%
Vitamin C 179.3mg 299%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 11.5mg 64%
Calcium 1082.3mg 108%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 232.89 Kcal (975 kJ)
Calories from fat 117.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.04g 343%
Cholesterol 53.33mg 304%
Sodium 253.18mg 180%
Potassium 45.5mg 17%
Total Carbs 23.46g 134%
Sugars 11.27g 770%
Dietary Fiber 1.27g 87%
Protein 3.23g 110%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 299%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 0.7mg 64%
Calcium 63.4mg 108%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 97.3
    Points
  • 104
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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