nutritional information

Per Serving:

  • Calories: 380
  • Protein: 4 g
  • Total Fat: 12 g
  • Saturated Fat: 3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 68 g
  • Cholesterol: 35 mg
  • Sodium: 190 mg
  • Fiber: 7 g
  • Sugar: 49 g

Berry Chocolate Shortcake

Berry Chocolate Shortcake

Serves 8 to 10

Use any combination of fresh berries, about 1 cup per person. At home, serve these with whipped cream or ice cream.
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ⅔ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 4 cups hulled and sliced strawberries
  • 2 cups blackberries
  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 2 cups frozen sweetened raspberries
  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 8 to 10 muffin cups, or line with paper liners.
  2. Whisk together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, oil, melted butter, egg and vanilla. Make well in center of dry ingredients, add buttermilk mixture and stir just to combine. Overmixing makes cake tough.
  3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Sprinkle tops with 1/4 cup sugar.
  4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven, and cool. Leave cakes in muffin tin, and, when cool, wrap in plastic bag for transporting to picnic.
  5. Mix cleaned berries gently. Put thawed raspberries in blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and process until dissolved. Strain to remove seeds, if desired. Pour over berries. Mix and chill.
  6. To serve, break each cake in half horizontally, and place bottom in bowl. Spoon about 1 cup of berries over bottom of cake, and cover with cake top.
July 2003

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comments

super fantastic cupcakes that need no icing, just as described I made these for my sis's bridal shower with strawberries and whipped cream. I was a bit surprised how moist they were, more like cupcakes than shortcake, but they served their purpose and did soak up some of the juice from strawberries which made them fantastic. Definitely a keeper in my recipe box anytime I need a good chocolate cupcake. Sprinkle sugar in the raw on the tops for a nice look and treat.

chickaroo - 2011-08-25 13:09:37

I tried the recipe twice now and it didnt take. Do you have to use liquid buttermilk?

Anonymous - 2011-09-05 23:01:44