Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Cups – a super easy and delicious hand-held dessert! Made with layers of store-bought pound cake, whipped creamy pudding, and fresh strawberries.
For the cake, I love using the Sara Lee’s poundcake you can get from the grocery store. It makes the whole thing so easy.
But you could definitely make your own. This is a great poundcake recipe.
You could also make a yellow cake. Store-bought mix it great!
Then for the whipped pudding layer – I looooooove using this fruit dip recipe. It is just so dang yummy and the creaminess it adds is the perfect combination with the soft fluffy cake. It also keeps better than layering with whipped cream. But you could do whipped cream instead of the pudding if you prefer.
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You can make all the components ahead of time. But I wouldn’t assemble the cups until an hour or two before ready to serve. This will prevent the strawberries from releasing too much juice. And potentially making the cake soggy.
You can get store bought cake or make the cake a day ahead.
And the whipped pudding can be made 3-4 days in advance.
These are perfect for parties, bridal showers, baby showers, summer entertaining and potlucks!