Springy Strawberry Quickcake…. (gluten free)

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I remember when I was young and every summer we lived on strawberry shortcake… and I mean…lived on it.  Breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner…generally two meals a day.  But it wasn’t like you see in magazines… it was this giant Jiffy mix made bisquity thing in a 13×9…you would cut out a square, cover it in strawberries which we picked that morning, then cover in sugar and milk.  It was a pretty big deal as a kid…this strawberry shortcake season.  Now as an adult we live a mainly gluten free life so that changes things…like strawberry shortcake season.

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So when the opportunity presented itself to go pick up extra strawberries from one farm over, we jumped at it!  Quickly our counters filled up.  I fully intend to make jelly…because my one brother would drink homemade strawberry jelly if given half a chance.  But I still long for the real deal strawberry shortcake… So I experimented last night.  Albeit the cake part did not turn out all crusty and bisquity… it was  springy and amazing.  I mean….amazing…. you see the picture of it sitting out with whip cream and mint sprigged…yeah that is for show.  I have to say that in full disclosure so you don’t think I am being a fake…truth is I ate way too many pieces right over the sink like a barbarian….it was that good.  It was so good that we polished the whole 13×9 off in one night…no joke.  Don’t judge us..remember we are a family of 9, lol.

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It isn’t a sweet cake…so please don’t forget to sprinkle the sugar on it before you put it in the oven… it makes it a touch crispy…so good.  Also, for those who are not gluten free and want to make this…just use some type of pancake mix to substitute….I think you should be okay.

So seize every opportunity to use those strawberries while the season lasts… there is nothing like strawberries which don’t have frequent flyer miles…local are much better!

You know a recipe is good , in this house when I don’t stuff it in the junk drawer…but I paint a recipe card for it. Don’t get me wrong I am still looking for that nostalgic strawberry shortcake… but this Spring Strawberry Quickcake will fill the gap for now!

This shared at 5MinFriday, Jennifer at StudioJRU and PPF. and Homestead Revival. and GNOWFLIGNS and SortaCrunchy.