White chocolate strawberry dessert on a crumbly shortcake base
Course Dessert
Cuisine English
Keyword afternoon tea, strawberries, Strawberry shortcake, White choicolate
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 4 minutesminutes
Total Time 4 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 406kcal
Ingredients
7oz200g pkt Shortbread fingers, or any others
1oz25g Butter
6oz180g White Chocolate
8oz225g fresh Strawberries + 2 for decoration
1/2pt284ml Double cream
Icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
Line 1lb (450g) Loaf tin with cling film to come over the sides
Place Shortcake fingers in a poly bag and crush with a rolling pin
Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the biscuit crumbs
Press 3/4 into the base of the loaf tin and chill
Grate the chocolate coarsely.
Place in a bowl, place over a pan on hot water (make sure the water is not touching the bowl.
Leave until melted, do not stir!(don't be tempted to melt choc in the microwave - it needs to melt VERY slowly)
Rinse, hull , dry and roughly chop strawberries.
Place cream in a large bowl, whip until it just holds its shape. Add melted choc and quickly fold in
Transfer half to a separate bowl add strawberries and fold in. Layer half strawberry mixture in tin, top with plain mixture then remaining strawberry mix.
Sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
Chill for minimum 4 hrs or overnight. Lift out of tin, remove film, decorate with sliced strawberries and icing sugar.
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide