#STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE SERIES#
A television series with new home video releases was produced. In 2002, the franchise was revived again, this time with a revamped look by a different designer. Strawberry and five of her classic friends each got a makeover with new clothes, hair, and eyes. In 1991, THQ tried reviving the franchise by producing an updated line of Strawberry Shortcake dolls.
#STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE TV#
At the time, there were many related products, such as sticker albums, clothing, a video game and many other products. Several TV specials were made featuring the characters, one each year between 19, by which time the characters’ popularity had waned. Kenner produced no new dolls or toys thereafter. The characters lived and played in a magical world known as Strawberryland.ĭuring the 1980’s, Strawberry Shortcake became popular for young girls throughout the United States. Like the Strawberry Shortcake doll, all the other characters’ dolls had hair scented to match their dessert theme. She was a typical rag doll- complete with freckles, a mop of red yarn curls and a bonnet with strawberry print.Ĭindy Mayer Patton and Janet Jones designed the other later characters of the classic Strawberry Shortcake line. The Strawberry Shortcake line of characters each had their own fruit or dessert-themed name with clothing to match, and they each had a dessert- or fruit-named pet. In 1979, toy manufacturer Kenner Products released the first Strawberry Shortcake doll. The first doll was a rag doll designed by Muriel Fahrion and created by Susan Trentel, Fahrion’s sister. Lynn Edwards was the editor of the line and developed the personality profiles as well as the story line and philosophy. She was very popular among the public, and in May 1983 copyrights to Strawberry Shortcake were granted to Barbi Sargent from American Greetings Corporation. The original design of Strawberry Shortcake and her cat, Custard was done in 1978 by Muriel Fahrion during her time as a greeting card illustrator at American Greetings. In July 1977 Barbi Sargent received an assignment to create four “leader cards” (which are cards created to test the popularity of possible new designs) depicting the “Strawberry Shortcake” character in full colour. She was originally referred to as “Girl with a Daisy” as she first appeared on a greeting card in 1973 holding, you guessed it, a daisy. The original creator and designer of the character Strawberry Shortcake was Barbi Sargent while she was a contracted Freelance artist for American Greetings. in the 2003 version, Strawberry is able to drive a car and in the 2009 version, she owns a shop called the Berry Café. Her current age is implied to be teenage/young adult aged e.g. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before digging in (this will not only prevent unnecessary mouth burns, but letting it cool a bit will help set the juices so it’s not too runny).In the 1980’s, Strawberry was six years old. Bake until the shortcakes are golden brown and the juices of the strawberries have thickened and bubbled up around the edges of the skillet, 25 to 30 minutes.Ħ.
Brush the tops of the shortcakes with the cream and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Transfer the berries to a 9-inch cast-iron skillet, pie dish, or cake pan (a 9 x 13-inch baking dish will also work in a pinch) and top with the shortcakes.ĥ. Make the filling: In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries with the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Set the shortcakes aside while you prepare the filling (transfer to the refrigerator if they feel too soft).Ĥ. Re-pat the scraps to 1 inch thick and repeat until all the dough is used.
Using a 2-inch cookie cutter (or an approximation thereof-I use water glasses, mason jars, whatever), punch out as many shortcakes as you can. Using your hands, form the dough into a circle about 1 inch thick. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead the dough just until it’s no longer super sticky, about 2 minutes.ģ. Add the cream and mix with your hands just until blended. Using your hands, rub the butter into the flour mixture until no large chunks remain. Make the shortcakes: In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.