Karen Barker’s timeless summer dessert, strawberry shortcake, faces off against a modern makeover by Christina Tosi. They’re both amazing. Which will you choose?

Video: Watch our Homegrown/Homemade team make Karen Barker’s Classic Strawberry Shortcake.

 

The classic Karen Barker is the award-winning pastry chef and co-owner of Magnolia Grill in Durham, North Carolina. The author of Sweet Stuff: Karen Barker’s American Desserts, she’s an expert in classic American baking. Her ultimate recipe for strawberry shortcake combines tender buttermilk biscuits with macerated strawberries and clouds of soft, sweet whipped cream.		The Classic: Strawberry Shortcake
The update New York pastry chef Christina Tosi, co-owner of Momofuku Milk Bar, turns the classic dessert on its head by pairing strawberries and cream with fresh summer corn in an outrageous cake. It’s got layers of vanilla buttermilk cake, white-chocolate-dipped Cap’n Crunch crumbs, corn-infused cream, strawberry jam, and of course, lots of fresh strawberries.		The Update: Strawberries and Corn-Cream Layer cake with White Chocolate Cap’n Crunch Crumbs

Recipes by Karen Barker and Christina Tosi
from Fine Cooking #111, pp. 82-87

Photos: Scott Phillips

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