Strawberry Shortcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. cake flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
5 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. milk
1 pt. heavy cream, chilled
1 c. sugar, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. strawberries, washed and sliced

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Stir milk into flour mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms.
Knead briefly until dough forms a ball.
Divide dough in half.
Pat dough halves into 2 greased 8-inch layer cake pans. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on rack.