Strawberry Shortcake – Sunshine Seasons

For those who’ve not tried this at Epcot’s Sunshine Seasons, you’ve got to. In fact, I’d suggest jumping on a plane to fly out there now and try it, if I wasn’t about to share the recipe that makes an exact taste replica of this fantastic dessert.

Fresh, light, sweet but not too sweet, and a portion that’s about the size of half a loaf of bread make this an absolutely spectacular indulgence in the parks. I can almost hear the boats being launched from “Living with the Land” now…

I was ridiculously happy with how this turned out. It tasted like pure heaven, exactly as I remembered from Sunshine Seasons. While it’s fairly labor-intensive with a lot of steps, it’s not especially hard to do. That means I have a new “let’s impress people!” dessert to crack out for special occasions.

And for people like me who head to that awesome specialty cooking store at Downtown Disney and walk out with dozens of little packets of specialty flavored sugar despite not knowing exactly what to use it on… Your prayers have been answered. I dusted a slice of this with my salted caramel sugar and almost cried; it was so good.

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup of water
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar, for dusting
1-quart whipping cream
½ cup powdered sugar
2 quarts fresh strawberries, tops removed, halved
Strawberry glaze, optional (sold in specialty stores)