Blackberry Bourbon Vanilla Shortcake

Taste like summer in the south

As our summer season wind’s down, your sweet summer treats don’t have to! This Blackberry Bourbon Shortcake combines the juiciest blackberries with rich bourbon and vanilla to create the ULTIMATE summer dessert.

Move over Strawberry Shortcake, we’ve got a mix of complex flavors and textures that will blow you out of the water!

We’ve created a treat that only looks fancy. It is a simple buttermilk biscuit jazzed up with some fresh vanilla bean, topped with our jam, and finished off with a quick bourbon whipped cream. Easy as pie...or shortcake! 

Layered in between vanilla bean biscuits is a thick layer of our Blackberry Bourbon Vanilla Jam. Little Black Box blackberry jam is made with whole berries so you will find the texture of the seeds add to the overall enjoyment of this dessert. Along with just a touch of warm bourbon and vanilla it just screams summertime! 

Top the jam with a few fresh berries for added brightness. Finally, add on a big dollop of bourbon whipped cream! A few ingredients stand between you and this sweet summertime treat. Grab your Blackberry Bourbon Vanilla Jam and let’s make some fresh Vanilla Bean Biscuit Blackberry Bourbon Shortcake! 

Ingredients:

Biscuits - makes 5 biscuits

2 cups flour

1 tbsp sugar

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

½ cup cold butter, cubed

¾ cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla or the inside of 1 vanilla bean

Filling:

5 tbsp Blackberry Bourbon Jam

½ cup fresh blackberries

Whipped Cream:

½ cup heavy whipping cream

1 tbsp bourbon 

Instructions:

Biscuits:

1. In a food processor or blender combine all dry ingredients as well as your cubed butter.

2. Pulse 5 times to incorporate the butter. It should still be in pea sized chunks.

3. Add in buttermilk and pulse about 10 more times until it starts to form a dough.

4. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and form into a rectangle.

5. Fold the rectangle in half lengthwise and roll out a bit. It should be about ½ inch thick.

6. Cut out 3 biscuits and then repeat the process with the “scraps” It should form 5 biscuits all together.

7. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes.

Blackberry Bourbon Shortcake

1. In a small bowl whip together the heavy cream and bourbon.

2. Take one biscuit and cut it in half.

3. Layer 1 tablespoon of jam, top with a few fresh berries and some whipped cream.

4. Top the biscuit with the other half.

5. Dollop the whipped cream on top of your shortcake. Enjoy!