Strawberry shortcakes are a summertime favorite. We put a fun new spin on this classic recipe by preparing it with our SlidePiece pretzel mini buns. It's a treat we like to call Strawberry Pretzel Cakes! 

Ingredients:

• 6 of our SlidePiece Soft Pretzel Slider Buns, thawed
• 4 cups of quartered strawberries 
• 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter 
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons of maple sugar chunks
• 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) of sugar 
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract 

Instructions: 

• Add strawberries and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a large bowl and stir to coat strawberries
• Cover and let it sit in the refrigerator until ready to use! This will bring out those delicious strawberry juices
• Cut pretzels in half and brush the tops with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• Sprinkle with maple chunks and bake for 4-6 minutes starting from thawed
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes before assembling
• Using a hand or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar, and vanilla extract on medium-high speed until soft-medium peaks form (about 3 minutes)
• Take the bottoms of your baked and cooled pretzels and place on a tray
• First add your whipped cream, topped with the mixture of strawberries followed by another layer of whipped cream, then add the tops of the pretzels and a little more whip cream for fun!