Best Banana Cherry Strawberry Shortcake Recipes

Strawberry Banana Shortcake image

Provided by Redneck Epicurean

Categories Dessert

Time 43m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

vegetable oil cooking spray
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/4 cups thinly sliced strawberries
1 1/4 cups sliced ripe bananas
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a 9" round cake pan with cooking spray and line bottoms with wax paper and spray wax paper with cooking spray; set aside.
Beat egg at medium speed with a mixer until foamy.
Gradually add sugar, beating well.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, melted margarine, and vanilla.
With mixer running at low speed, add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 28 minutes.
Let cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.
Let cool completely on wire rack.
Combine yogurt and brown sugar; stir well.
Using a serrated knife, split cake in half horizontally.
Place bottom layer, cut side up, on serving plate.
Spread with half of yogurt mixture, top with strawberries.
Combine bananas and lemon juice and toss gently. Drain bananas and discard juice.
Arrange bananas over strawberries; drizzle with remaining yogurt mixture.
Top with remaining layer.
Sift powdered sugar over cake.
Serve with whipped cream also, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.3, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 25.7, Sodium 325.9, Carbohydrate 64.4, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 29.7, Protein 6.8

Banana - Cherry - Strawberry Shortcake ! image

Provided by Colleen Sowa

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 qt strawberries (hulled and cut up)
1 pt bing cherries (pitted)
2 - 3 bananas (sliced in ovals or rounds)
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c water
1 large angel food cake (torn apart or sliced)
1 can(s) whipped cream (or home made whipped cream)

Steps:

1. Prepare the fruits: Hull the strawberries and cut them up into a bowl. Add the sugar and water. Give them a few squeezes to create some juice. Pit the cherries and cut them in half. Add them to the strawberris as you prepare them. Slice the bananas into ovals or rounds, add them directly into the strawberry and cherry mixture. The kids love helping with the fruits.
2. Refrigerate until needed.
3. Either rip the cake into pieces, or cut into slices (depending on your desired effect). The kids love to rip the cake up into pieces!
4. At this point you can decide if you want to mix everything together... layer it... or top it.... After plating... top with whipped cream (our kids love the spray can type... as it is fun!)
5. Serve and enjoy! This is a fun little recipe that the children love to help with... Play with your food! xo