Hennessy Cake Recipe
The recipe uses both Hennessy and strawberry as ingredients, making it a wonderful combo of flavors.I made it with fresh strawberries and cream cheese, and I know it would be wonderful with a bottle of Hennessy.
Ingredients
Shortcake
- 4 cups flour
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick shortening
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup milk
Strawberry Preserve
- 16 ounces strawberries tops removed (sliced)
- 2 ounces Hennessy
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 juice of lemon
- 2 tablespoons strawberry preserve or jam
Hennessy Whipped Cream
- 1 ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons Hennessy
Instructions
- Cut in the fat after combining the dry ingredients. Mix dry ingredients until they resemble coarse cornmeal. Pour wet ingredients into a measuring cup measuring ¼ cup (spray with cooking spray or rub oil inside to prevent sticking) and drop onto the baking sheet. Once golden brown, place shortcakes in the oven for 12-15 minutes.
- Strawberries, Hennessy, and brown sugar will ferment for 10 minutes in a pot. Add other ingredients, turn heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Then add the cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and Hennessy to the bowl. Using a medium-high speed, beat for 3 minutes.
- To assemble, cut shortcakes in half, then spoon strawberry preserve over the bottom biscuit. Top the biscuit with more whipped cream and a dollop of whipped cream, then top with the top half of the biscuit.