Vegan Cherry, Lemon, and Strawberry Shortcake

A few weeks ago, I made fraisiers at my workplace here in Quebec! And I realized that many Quebecers did not know what a fraisier was. Many people asked me, "Is it like a shortcake?". But I didn't know what a shortcake was... so we were going in circles 😅

So I looked up what a shortcake was and I can answer the question: NO, it is not the same! A shortcake has much more sponge cake with whipped cream and fruit. Whereas a fraisier has two very thin layers of sponge cake with lots of cream and strawberries in the middle (often a diplomat cream or princess cream, meaning pastry cream + whipped cream). In my opinion, a shortcake is more of an afternoon cake with a cup of tea rather than an end-of-meal dessert – it's denser than a fraisier, let's say...

There is already a fraisier recipe on the blog, so now here is my version of the shortcake! I chose to add a lemon flavor and top it with strawberries and cherries! You can also divide the proportions by 2 to make a single layer.