Today is National Strawberry Shortcake Day!

Strawberry Shortcake automatically takes me back to the days of my youth. My grandparents had a home directly across from Lake Champlain in Swanton, Vermont, and it was wonderful spending a few weeks each Summer at the lake.

Grampy had a garden and there were rows of fresh strawberries to pick off of the vine.

I would watch Grammy as she made her deliciously homemade strawberry shortcake and homemade cream to top them off with. There was nothing (and still isn’t) like my grandmother’s homemade shortcakes topped with Grampy’s garden grown strawberries and homemade cream.

I realize it’s quick and convenient to purchase the pre-packaged shortcakes (you know the ones!) at the grocery store bakery that look very uniform and perfect. But there is truly nothing like homemade. Especially homemade by one’s grandmother ❤️

This isn’t my Grammy’s shortcakes but it comes close. Very spongy. Delicious. Made my tummy (and heart) happy eating it.

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

11/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

Strawberries, chopped however you like them for your shortcakes.

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degree and heavily grease + flour a large 6 muffin tin.

In a medium sized bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a spoon and beat well until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Add the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla to the mixture and mix thoroughly.

In a separate medium bowl, add the flour, salt, and baking powder and whisk together.

Add the dry ingredients slowly to the wet ones.

Mix with a spoon until no dry clumps of flour remains.

Pour the ingredients into the prepared muffin pan – about a little less than 3/4 in each cup.

Bake 25-30 minutes. Insert a toothpick to check and see if they are done. If not completely done, check every 2-3 minutes.

Remove the cakes from the pan after a few minutes. Cool to room temperature.

Add a dollop of cool whip or homemade cream. Add the chopped strawberries to the top. Enjoy!