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These easy mini strawberry shortcake tins are the perfect summer dessert to share!
Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite treats, and these mini tins are such a fun way to serve it! They’re easy to assemble, kid-friendly, and delicious. Use store-bought pound cake for a quick shortcut, or substitute angel food or sponge cake.
They are so perfect for individual treats! Be sure to check out my Halloween dirt cake version and Valentine’s red velvet to get the most use out of these tins!
Mini Strawberry Shortcake
yield: 12 SERVINGS
prep time: 30 MINUTES
total time: 30 MINUTES
Dessert tins with a layer of pound cake, sweetened strawberries, and stabilized whipped cream.
for the strawberry shortcake:
for the stabilized whipped cream:
1
Slice the pound cake in about 3/4 inch thick slices, and long enough to fit your tins.
2
Add sugar to sliced strawberries, stir, and let it sit for 15-20 minutes to become juicy and sweet.
3
Meanwhile, mix the whipped cream ingredients in a bowl using an electric hand mixer.
4
To compile, Add pound cake, strawberries, and then whipped cream to the top. Add a lid and the “spork” to the top using a ribbon if desired. Store in the fridge on a sheet pan until ready to serve.
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Extra tips for compiling strawberry shortcake mini cakes:
- This easily made about 12 tins for me, but this will depend on how heavy-handed you are with the whipped cream. You can always make another half batch if desired.
- I liked the sweetened strawberries, however, feel free to use store-bought strawberry glaze instead if you’d like. This idea is very adaptable to taste.
- Add blueberries for a red white and blue patriotic dessert idea! Also check out this patriotic trifle I made using similar ingredients and star-shaped pound cake.
- I recommend enjoying these within a day or two covered in the fridge.
These strawberry shortcake mini-cakes were such a hit!
What a fun and easy dessert to compile. My family was super impressed and excited to snag one, and I am sure yours will be too! If you don’t like the idea of the mini tins, feel free to create something similar in drinking glasses instead. That will work out great too!
Consider making banana pudding and then adding it to these same tins!
About the writer:
Lina has a Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.
