Strawberry and blueberry shortcake

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½pintFresh strawberries, washed,
Stemmed and sliced
½pintFresh blueberries, washed
And stemmed
½cupSugar
Juice of one lemon
4Shortcakes
½cupFresh lemon curd
1cupSweetened whipped cream
Shaker of powdered sugar
Sprigs of fresh mint

Directions

In a small mixing bowl, combine the strawberries, blueberries, sugar and lemon juice together. Using the back of a fork, lightly mash ¼ of the strawberries. Split the shortcakes in half. Spread the bottom of each shortcake with 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon curd. Spoon a ¼ of the fruit mixture on the lemon curd. Top the fruit with the remaining shortcakes. Garnish the shortcakes with the whipped cream, powdered sugar and fresh mint.

Yield: 4 servings

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