Chocolate Shortcakes with Red Fruit and Whipped Cream
| Yield: | 12 Servings |
| Categories: | Fruits, Chocolate, Desserts |
| 2 | pt | Ripe strawberries -- hulled, |
| Sliced | ||
| 1/3 | c | Sugar -- or more to taste |
| 1 | pt | Raspberries |
| 1/2 | lb | Cherries -- pitted, chopped |
| SHORTCAKE DOUGH | ||
| 2 1/2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1/4 | c | Cocoa powder |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | tb | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | lg | Egg |
| 3/4 | c | Buttermilk -- cold |
| 1/2 | c | Milk -- + 2 tbsp, cold |
| 2 | ts | Orange zest -- finely |
| Grated | ||
| 3/4 | c | Unsalted butter -- in 1/4" |
| Pieces | ||
| 3 | tb | Sugar -- for topping |
| FILLING | ||
| 1 1/2 | c | Whipping cream -- cold |
| 1 | tb | Sugar |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1/4 | c | Powdered sugar -- |
| (optional) |
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