Growing up Strawberry Shortcake to me were those little package of four sponge cakes that they sold at the grocery store. They were shaped liked large Rolos and tasted something like the cousin of a Twinkie, without the filling. This is what I knew, this is what I liked. We went to Michigan one Summer to visit my grandparents. While there my aunt mentioned that we would be having Strawberry Shortcake for dessert that night. Yum I thought. When dessert came there sat an alien creature to me. Umm, “it's a biscuit”...I am good at stating the obvious. My mother explained that this is how she knew strawberry shortcake, on a warm buttered biscuit instead of cold, odd textured sponge cake. I poked at it and being a pain in the butt kid, without really eating it declared that I didn't like it. My dad declared this too. My mom knew my dad would protest so she had already gone to the store and bought our versions. It wasn't until years later that the biscuit variety of Strawberry … [Read more...]