Strawberry Chocolate Chip Shortcake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip
• 16 ounces fresh strawberries, rinsed
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip, thawed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease a 9" springform pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and butter. add 1 egg and 1 t. vanilla; beat until creamy. gradually add flour and baking powder. stir in 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. press mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• 3 in a medium bowl, stir together sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 t. vanilla. stir in 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. pour over mixture in pan.
• 4 bake 50-55 minutes or until almost set in center and edges are lightly browned. cool completely on wire rack.
• 5 reserve 8-12 whole strawberries and slice them in half. slice remaining strawberries and arrange over top of cake.
• 6 spread cool whip over strawberries. slice and garnish each slice with halved strawberries.