Canadian Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberries

• 1500 g fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced, plus extra to garnish
• 225 g sugar

Shortcake

• 170 g whipping cream, 33%-35% M.F.
• 2 large eggs
• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 20 g baking powder
• 100 g sugar
• 170 g unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces
• 1 tsp salt

Whipped Cream and Assembly

• 600 g whipping cream, 33%-35% M.F.
• 60 g sugar
• 10 g vanilla paste
  or 10 g natural vanilla extract, pure
• fresh mint leaves, to garnish (optional)