Strawberry
: Because of your response, I looked for the post again. I thought this post might be a good reference. I used AI to translate it, so please excuse any inaccuracies.
『🍓I've always wondered why strawberry cream cake is called shortcake – is it because it's short (矮)?I looked it up and found out the reason, it's so interesting 💭 The 'short' in 'shortcake' doesn't refer to the cake's height at all, but comes from the Old English word 'shortening'.』
『 In baking, 'shortening' refers to a fat ingredient, like butter or oil, that makes the gluten in the dough shorter, resulting in a crumbly texture. Strawberry Shortcake is a dessert made of a crumbly biscuit base or sponge cake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries. 』
『Because the base of this cake usually uses a lot of butter or other fat, giving it that crumbly texture, it got the name 'shortcake'. The picture is from Baker Bot, a dessert shop we really like in Toronto.Sharing this with people who love desserts! 🍓💛🍰』
Beautiful.