shortcake
noun
short·cake
ˈshȯrt-ˌkāk 
1
: a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie
2
a
: a dessert made typically of very short baking-powder-biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit
b
: a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture
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The boxes sold at many of the local strawberry farms hold roughly 4 quarts of berries (about 4 ½ pounds on my kitchen scale) -- the perfect amount for a bowl or two of strawberry shortcake and several small jars of jam.
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Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
Sweet-tart fruit bakes into a glossy, jammy filling beneath a blanket of tender lemon-scented cream biscuits inspired by strawberry shortcake pastry.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
Banana pudding and strawberry shortcake are two of my go-to summer desserts.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
During a four-day jaunt to the United States in 1939, King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, devoured hot dogs and strawberry shortcake at the Hyde Park home of then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
Sweet-tart fruit bakes into a glossy, jammy filling beneath a blanket of tender lemon-scented cream biscuits inspired by strawberry shortcake pastry.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
Banana pudding and strawberry shortcake are two of my go-to summer desserts.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
During a four-day jaunt to the United States in 1939, King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, devoured hot dogs and strawberry shortcake at the Hyde Park home of then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Shortcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortcake. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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shortcake
noun
short·cake
-ˌkāk
: a dessert made of rich biscuit dough baked and served with sweetened fruit
strawberry shortcake
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