Chocolate Chip Shortcakes (with Berries & Chocolate Sauce)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (about)
• 6 tablespoons sugar, divided (about)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into chunks plus 1 tbsp melted
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chip
• 4 cups blackberries, and or raspberries
• 1/4 cup finely chopped mint leaf
• dark chocolate syrup (recipe follows)
• slightly sweetend softly whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 dark chocolate sauce recipe.
• 2 in medium sauce pan over low heat, stir 1 cup heavy whipping cream and 6 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped until smoothe. stir and cook for approximately 15 minutes. stir in 1 tbs vanilla. serve warm. makes about 2 cups.
• 3 preheat oven to 375.
• 4 in bowl of food processor, combine 3 cups flour, 3 tbs sugar, baking powder, and salt; whirl until blended.add 1/2 cup butter and pulse until fine crumbs form. add cream and pulse just until dough comes together when you squeeze a clump.
• 5 turn dough onto floured surface and press to flatten slightly. sprinkle chocolate chips over top and knead until incorporated, 6-8 turns. pat dough out to 1 1/4 inch thickness. with a 2 3/4 inch round cutter, cut shortcakes; gather dough and pat put again as needed to cut 6 cakes adding flour as needed to prevent sticking. set shortcakes slightly apart on baking sheet, brush tops with melted butter, and sprinkle generously with sugar.
• 6 bake until golden approximately 20-25 minutes. let cool for at least 15 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile in a bowl gently mix 3 tbs sugar, berries and mint.
• 8 with serrated knife , carefully cut cakes in half horizontally. set bottoms on plates and top with berries, dark chocolate sauce, and whipped cream. set tops in place.