Red Fruit Shortcake Recipe

Our friends, Janet and Bill, were hosting a dinner party last week for a bunch of Americans. I asked if I could bring this shortcake for dessert. It's good to have help eating these cakes. It turned out to be the birthday of one of the guests, so thankfully, our hostess had candles, and the shortcake became a birthday cake.

I think the timing of this cake was perfect. I was able to find both strawberries and raspberries in the market, and Ed and I thought they were both the best we've had all season. I can buy fresh currants here too.

I was so excited the first time I saw currants. I had to buy a package and had visions of whipping up some yummy dessert. Sampling the red currants turned out to be a huge disappointment.…