shortcake

[ shawrt-keyk ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk /

a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.

a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit.

Origin of shortcake

First recorded in 1585–95; short + cake

StrawberriesEven without the shortcake, strawberries are a sweet treat perfect for staying hydrated.

10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water) |DailyBurn |July 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The "Loving Intelligent Will" is not in nature in the same way that strawberries are in shortcake.

What and Where is God? |Richard La Rue Swain
Shortcake, to be good, should be freshly made, and served as soon as put together.

The Century Cook Book |Mary Ronald
This filling may be put between layers of shortcake dough and on top.

Quantity Cookery |Lenore Richards

Patricia suggested, taking little anticipatory pickings at the corners of the shortcake.

Patricia |Emilia Elliott
It is a shame ever to embarrass and humiliate the luscious things by imprisoning them in the indigestible layers of a shortcake.

The Woman Beautiful |Helen Follett Stevans

shortcake

/ (ˈʃɔːtˌkeɪk) /

a kind of shortbread made from a rich biscuit dough

a dessert made of layers of shortcake filled with fruit and cream

C16: from short (in the sense: crumbly)