From Stephanie Brown,
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Here's an easy recipe for strawberry shortcake that you can make with the kids.

You'll need:

• 4 cups fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
• A 1 lb. pound cake, sliced into 3/4 inch thick slices
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
• 3/4 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

• Mash or blend 2 cups of the strawberries.
• Add the rest of the sliced strawberries and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat the cream with the powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Serve by topping slices of pound cake with strawberry mixture and a dollup of cream.

Tips:

• Kids may not be able to participate in blending and cutting, but they'll have lots of fun if you let them use a potato masher to mash the strawberries.
• Even the smallest hands love taking part in the assembly of this dessert. Have fun with it.
• For a more festive treat, you can add a few blueberries or add blue food coloring to the cream for a Fourth of July treat, green for Christmas, etc.
• For busy days, use Cool Whip or Redi-whip instead of mixing your own.