Heart-Shaped Strawberry Shortcakes

• 3 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups chilled butter, cut into pieces
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2 cups whipped cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 cups whipped cream, or as desired

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Sift the self-rising flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the cold butter pieces, and chop the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until the mixture looks like crumbs. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg and whipped cream together, and pour into the bowl containing the flour mixture; add milk and vanilla extract. Stir to make a dough.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, about 1 minute. Spread the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes; allow the cake to cool completely. With a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 16 hearts from the cake. It helps to wiggle the cutter slightly while cutting. Remove cut-outs carefully to avoid breaking.
5. Mix strawberries with 3 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl; place a shortcake heart on a plate, and top with sweetened strawberries, then spoon about 2 tablespoons of whipped cream on the berries. Top with another heart-shaped shortcake and serve.

flour, white sugar, ground cinnamon, butter, egg, whipped cream, milk, vanilla, white sugar, fresh strawberries, white sugar, whipped cream

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/217999/heart-shaped-strawberry-shortcakes/ (may not work)