Strawberry Shot Cakes

June means a lot of things to me.  It means the official beginning of summer.  It means the end of the school year in the northeast.  And it means the local Strawberry Festival is coming.  I couldn’t let June pass by without posting Strawberry Shot Cakes. 

This is actually the third time I’ve made them.  The first time, I used way too much vodka and they were more cocktail than dessert.  I think I found the key the second go round.  Each time, I’ve used the basic Strawberry Short Cake recipe off the back of a biscuit mix box for the glass.  I cook them in the silicone molds and then core out the insides once they are cool. 

The first go round, I soaked all the strawberries in both whipped cream vodka and sugar.  I’m pretty sure somehow the strawberries only absorbed the vodka.  They were lethal!  The second go around, I covered half the strawberries with sugar and the other half with vodka.  I then combined them just before I served.  This time they were syrupy sweet, with just the right kick!