Vienna Shortcakes

5 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus about 2 tablespoons for dusting
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup store-bough lemon curd

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. 2
    In a small bowl, stir together the cake flour, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar and the cornstarch.
  3. 3
    In a medium bowl, cream the butter.
  4. 4
    Stir in the dry ingredients.
  5. 5
    Spoon the dough into nonstick mini muffin pans with cups about 1 inch deep.
  6. 6
    Bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden.
  7. 7
    Let the shortcakes stand for about 10 minutes, then make a 1/2-inch indentation in the center of each with the handle of a wooden spoon.
  8. 8
    Carefully turn the cakes out onto a rack and let cool completely.
  9. 9
    Dust the cakes lightly with confectioners' sugar, then fill each with 1 teaspoon lemon curd.

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