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Happy National Strawberry Shortcake Day!

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by Alexa Weibel, Posted Jun 14th 2010 @ 1:15PM

Photo: Ezra Pound Cake, Flickr

Happy National Strawberry Shortcake Day!

Though shortcake is a European invention, the creation of strawberry shortcake was one of American ingenuity, stemming as far back as the mid 1800s. The first recorded recipe of the dessert can be found in "Miss Leslie's Ladies Recipe Book," published in 1847, as different as it may be from what we currently consider strawberry shortcake: The first recipe for strawberry cake used a pie-like crust, cut in half and stuffed with mashed strawberries, with a sugar frosting.

Today traditional strawberry shortcakes rely upon rich biscuit casings and whipping cream toppings, but otherwise haven't evolved too much. For a simple classic version, check out Martha Stewart's simple Strawberry Shortcake recipe.

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Filed under: Holidays, Food History

Frozen Treats ID Quiz

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by Slashfood Editor, Posted Sep 1st 2009 @ 3:43PM

Could you tell a Nutty Buddy from a Drumstick or a Bomb Pop from a Firecracker? Take this frozen treats identification quiz on Slashfood.

Frozen Treats ID

What's the point of summer? Nibbling ice cream stuffed cones all the way down to their tips. Can you name these three from left to right?

  • Nutty Buddy / Snickers Cone / Drumstick
  • Drumstick / Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Cone / King Cone
  • King Cone / Drumstick / Nutty Buddy
  • Drumstick / Nutty Buddy / King Cone

What would you do for a Klondike Bar? Well, for starters, figure out which one it is! What's the order, left to right?

  • Husky / Eskimo Pie / Klondike Bar
  • Eskimo Pie / Klondike Bar / Husky
  • Klondike Bar / Dove Bar / Eskimo Pie
  • Eskimo Pie / Klondike Bar / Dove Bar

Here are two frozen on-a-stick renditions of a sweet dessert treat. Name 'em left to right.

  • Klondike Tiramisu / Good Humor Tiramisu
  • Good Humor Chocolate Eclair / Eskimo Pie Chocolate Eclair
  • Popsicle Banana Nut Sundae Bar / Eskimo Pie Banana Nut Sundae Bar
  • Eskimo Pie Chocolate Eclair / Good Humor Chocolate Eclair

The gumballs at the bottom of this conical confection give your chattering teeth something to chew on.

  • Screwball
  • Shocko
  • Drillbit
  • Warhead

Woo-hoo for red, white & blue! Extra points (okay, not really) if you can remember the flavors.

  • Rocket Pop
  • Bomb Pop
  • Firecracker
  • Astro Pop

Three super-sour flavors come together in this palate-punching pop. What's it called?

  • Triple Shock
  • Sour Blast
  • Triple Blast
  • Roman Candle

This ice tream truck classic boasts a crumby coating and a fun, fruity pink center. We'll share the flavor, but the name of this chilly novelty is what?

  • Strawberry Colonel Crunch
  • Strawberry Kruncher
  • Strawberry Shortcake
  • Strawberry Whitehouse

The details are a li'l bit sticky, but we're sure you can ID these choco-luscious confections from left to right.

  • Dove Bar / Good Humor Bar / Haagen Dazs Bar
  • Dove Bar / Haagen Dazs Bar / Eskimo Pie
  • Good Humor Bar / Eskimo Pie / Haagen Dazs Bar
  • Haagen Dazs Bar / Eskimo Pie / Dove Bar

Lick away the summer days with this classic choco-pop.

  • Jell-O Pudding Pop
  • Yoo-hoo Pop
  • Fudgesicle
  • Blue Bunny Big Fudge

One of these delicious treats is actually dairy-free. Which might that be?

  • Left
  • Right

Rooty tooty - this is one fruity pop! What's it called?

  • Froz Fruit
  • Haagen Dazs Fruit Bar
  • Popsicle
  • Jell-O Fruit Pop

Chilly little beads pack mega-sour flavor into a convenient little cup.

  • Blue Bunny Buckshot
  • Dippin' Dots
  • Popsicle Shots
  • Tear Jerker

Chopped nuts are the star of this classic ice cream truck confection.

  • Colonel Crunch
  • Toasted Almond
  • Nutty Buddy
  • Crunch Bar

This luscious, lightened-up ice cream sandwich tastes every bit as great as its full-caloried counterparts.

  • Skinny Cow
  • Slenderella
  • Slim-A-Bear
  • Slender Pie

This dreamy treat is a perfect pairing of fruit and cream - all on a handy stick.

  • Big Stick
  • Creamsicle
  • Otter Pop
  • Dreamsicle

Chocolate covered mini chunks of ice cream are a super-quick fix for a chilly treat craving. Name these two from left to right.

  • Dibs / Poppers
  • Poppers / Nips
  • Dabs / Popettes
  • Nibs / Dibs

This treat simply says

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New Strawberry Shortcake dolls: Less candy, more fruit

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by Emily Matchar, Posted Jun 12th 2008 @ 11:00AM

strawberry shortcakeStrawberry Shortcake, the artificial strawberry-scented ragamuffin of my 80s girlhood, has gotten a makeover. The new Strawberry Shortcake loses the bloomer in favor of mini skirts or strawberry print capris for a look that's less Raggedy Ann, more a less risque Bratz doll. She even packs a cellphone.

But most importantly, the new Strawberry Shortcake and Friends focuses on fruit, not dessert. Old Strawberry Shortcake lived in a shortcake. Now she lives in a strawberry. Owner American Greetings Properties says they're "downplaying" characters that don't stick to the fruit theme as well. What's going to happen to Angel Cake, Ginger Snap and Banana Candy? Is this like the time they Sesame Street decided to make Cookie Monster say "cookies are a sometimes food?" Guess nobody wants to be caught getting kids hooked on sweets in the middle of an obesity crisis.

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Filed under: Business, Ingredients

Food Porn: Strawberries and Cream Cupcake

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by Nicole Weston, Posted Oct 15th 2006 @ 6:07PM

I know that I saw some good looking strawberries in the store this weekend, so I hope strawberry season isn't quite over yet and that I'll be able to make my own version of this fantastic Strawberries and Cream cupcake that Santos, from Scent of Green Bananas, photographed at a new cupcakery in Manila. The cake is a play on a classic strawberry shortcake, with a vanilla cupcake base topped off with sliced strawberries and a mound of thick whipped cream frosting. I love the way that the "frosting" was piped on to the cake using a very large tipped pastry bag, since it looks elegant but much less fussy than a rose or anything else that would have to be carefully styled. Santos said that the cake wasn't quite as good as it looked because it was sitting in a refrigerated case, but this problem could be easily avoided at home, and as long as you get good strawberries, you'll end up with a fantastic dessert.

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Filed under: Food Porn, On the Blogs, Feast Your Eyes

Food Porn: Strawberry Shortcakes

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by Nicole Weston, Posted Jun 3rd 2006 @ 1:01PM

I have had strawberry shortcakes that look like this before and, while the tall cake is pretty, it almost never tastes as good as it looks. Diners spend too much time emphasizing the look of the cake over the flavor.  I much prefer the biscuit style of strawberry shortcakes, like the one pictured here from Di's Kitchen. I love the way a slightly buttery crumbly scone-like cake is paired with juicy strawberries and sweet cream. The flavors and textures come together perfectly as the cake soaks up the strawberry juices and the whole thing becomes a lovely summertime treat. One of the best things about it is that it takes a relatively small amount of time to make, since the biscuit component is done in minutes and can be made ahead. Instead of whipped cream, I prefer to top my strawberry shortcakes with a blend of sweetened mascarpone cream, but if you have good berries, you can't go wrong.

If, by some chance, you don't have good berries, check out these strawberry puddings for some alternative uses.

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Filed under: Food Porn, On the Blogs, Feast Your Eyes, Ingredients

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