Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes

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Followed the instructions and it turned out yummy!

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My husband was skeptical at first about whether to make this dessert after reading some of the reviews and for the love of the traditional short cake;However to our surprise this was amazing! We made it for some friends and they took the leftover home.

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When I made these, like everyone else, my dough was so sticky you could not work with it. I ended up having to add almost a cup more flour. They did not turn out like shortcakes either, but more like flat cookies. It was then impossible to cut them in half in order to fill them, so I ended up making three cookie sandwhiches instead of 6 shortcakes. I am not sure what Kate meant by baking them twice as the recipe in my magazine did not require that (it was freeze for 20 and bake for 20. Either way they did not turn out as expected and I was very disapointed after all that effort!

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I loved this recipe. Followed it EXACTLY and it turned out fantastic!!! My husband is a huge fan.

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The Verdict
Super-chocolatey, and the berries were perfect with the unsweetened whipped cream. The dusting of turbinado sugar made for a nice little sweet crunch, with a hint of molasses flavor.

The Details
I used chocolate chips instead of bar chocolate, and pulsed them a few times in a mini food processor to break them up (and to hide my laziness.

The dough was definitely too sticky, which I attribute in part to hot weather on the day I made it. Next time I will chill the butter/flour/sugar/cocoa mixture a little before adding the wet ingredients, and possibly again after.

A measurement of just how large a circle to make would have been nice. I ended up sectioning them with a knife and shaping the sections into circles by hand.

Like Kate's, mine spread out a bit and looked more like cookies (even after chilling in the freezer for 20 minutes, per the recipe, and were done after 18 minutes. If they spread next time, I may consider baking them in a muffin pan (possibly parchment lined.

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I tried this recipe but it did not turn out as it should've at all. The dough was far too sticky to pat out, so I had to shape it into mounds on a baking sheet. They came out more like cookies than shortcakes- plus when I took them out of the oven after the first 20 min, I was very hesitant to put them back for the next 20 min because they looked done! I put them back for another 8-10 min, but then took them out. By this time they were way too crunchy to be shortcakes- like I said, they were more like cookies. I think there might be an error in this recipe- can someone at Food Network Mag retest it? It looks so beautiful in the picture (plus the dough itself was DELISH!- I know they'd be amazing if the recipe was right.

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I tried this recipe - twice!! The batter did not turn out like indicated in the recipe. It was more more like cake batter. I poured it into a cake pan, froze it for 20 min. then baked it. Still have yet to taste it. But I am extremely dissapointed. One because I was going to use this for a dinner party tomorrow. Two because I don't know if I can trust your recipies. I tried this one from your FN Mag. I usually don't use recipes from a mag - I don't need to - I just read them for ideas to create my own recipies. But I would hope that your recipies are tested before either printed or put on your website, not only from the original recipe, but from the recipe that is actually printed or posted. I love FN - watch it all the time - love your chefs. Please help me discover how to "fix" this recipe as I would like to use it again.
Thanks,
Susan

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Very tasty!!

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I would have given this one 5 stars but it took quite a long time to prepare. It was yummy though.