2 c Flour, all purpose
1/2 c Sugar, granulated
1/3 c Cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 tb Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Butter or margarine, cold
1 c Buttermilk OR plain low-fat
Yogurt
2 ts Sugar
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease 2 cookie sheets.
In a large bowl mix flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder
and baking soda. Cut butter in pieces. With pastry blender or 2 knives cut
butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. with a fork stir in
buttermilk or yogurt until mixture clumps together. Divide in half. Put
each on a cookie sheet in a 6-inch round. Sprinkle each with sugar. Bake
one at a time 20 minutes until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
cool on sheet on rack 5 minutes before removing to rack to cool completely.
To Make Strawberry Shortcake: Not more than 2 hours before serving. Layer
with cream and berries. Top with cream. Garnish with a whole berry. Just
before serving pour on chocolate topping.
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Yields
12 Servings