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Three skewers made of of shortcake cubes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and a shortcake star. In the background is a white bowl of blueberries and a red dish of whipped cream.

Patriotic Shortcake Skewers

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  • Author: The BakerMama
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 12 Skewers

Description

For Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day, these Patriotic Shortcake Skewers make an easy, festive sweet treat everyone will love!


Ingredients

  • 1 (16-ounce) frozen classic pound cake, thawed
  • 12 raspberries
  • 12 large blueberries
  • 12 strawberries, tops removed
  • 1 bowl whipped topping, for serving

Supplies:

  • 12 (4-5 inch) skewers with red ball tops
  • 2-inch star cookie cutter


Instructions

  1. Slice the pound cake into 3/4-inch thick slices.
  2. Using a 2-inch star cookie cutter, cut 12 stars from the pound cake slices.
  3. Cut remaining pound cake into twelve 3/4-inch cubes for the skewer bases.
  4. Assemble each skewer in this order: pound cake star, raspberry, blueberry, whole strawberry (with top removed), pound cake cube base.
  5. Stand the skewers upright on a serving platter or plate using the pound cake cubes as the base.
  6. Serve chilled with whipped topping for dipping.