Try This Fun Twist on Strawberry Shortcake!
These easy mini strawberry shortcake tins are the perfect summer dessert to share!
Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite treats, and these mini tins are such a fun way to serve it! They’re easy to assemble, kid-friendly, and delicious. Use store-bought pound cake for a quick shortcut, or substitute angel food or sponge cake.
How adorable are these mini loaf dessert tins from Amazon?
They are so perfect for individual treats! Be sure to check out my Halloween dirt cake version and Valentine’s red velvet to get the most use out of these tins!
Mini Strawberry Shortcake
yield: 12 SERVINGS
prep time: 30 MINUTES
total time: 30 MINUTES
Dessert tins with a layer of pound cake, sweetened strawberries, and stabilized whipped cream.
Ingredients
for the strawberry shortcake:
- 16 oz. frozen pound cake (such as Sara Lee)
- 2 pounds fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar or granulated sweetener
for the stabilized whipped cream:
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 4 teaspoons vanilla pudding powder
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Directions
1
Slice the pound cake in about 3/4 inch thick slices, and long enough to fit your tins.
2
Add sugar to sliced strawberries, stir, and let it sit for 15-20 minutes to become juicy and sweet.
3
Meanwhile, mix the whipped cream ingredients in a bowl using an electric hand mixer.
4
To compile, Add pound cake, strawberries, and then whipped cream to the top. Add a lid and the "spork" to the top using a ribbon if desired. Store in the fridge on a sheet pan until ready to serve.
Extra tips for compiling strawberry shortcake mini cakes:
- This easily made about 12 tins for me, but this will depend on how heavy-handed you are with the whipped cream. You can always make another half batch if desired.
- I liked the sweetened strawberries, however, feel free to use store-bought strawberry glaze instead if you’d like. This idea is very adaptable to taste.
- Add blueberries for a red white and blue patriotic dessert idea! Also check out this patriotic trifle I made using similar ingredients and star-shaped pound cake.
- I recommend enjoying these within a day or two covered in the fridge.
These strawberry shortcake mini-cakes were such a hit!
What a fun and easy dessert to compile. My family was super impressed and excited to snag one, and I am sure yours will be too! If you don’t like the idea of the mini tins, feel free to create something similar in drinking glasses instead. That will work out great too!
Consider making banana pudding and then adding it to these same tins!
How GREAT! Iam making these for all my”seniors” who really don’t get out much for the 4th of July! Iam so excited and I know they will be also! Thank you so much!
SO fun, Elizabeth! You’re very welcome! I hope they enjoy! ❤️
I am wondering if you could freeze these? And then just take them out as needed? My husband loves angel food cake with bananas and whipped cream but can’t eat the whole thing. Freezing individual portions would be great.
Yes I think you def could! I think that’s pretty common and so smart too. Bananas may change the texture when frizen but strawberries would be great I think. Let us know if you try! Thanks!