Add 1 beaten egg to about 1 cup of sweet milk, and add gradually to the flour, cutting through it with a knife until a soft dough is formed, mixing and handling as little as possible.
Divide the dough into two portions, roll out one portion quickly and place on a large pie tin; spread the top of cake with softened (not melted) butter, lay the other cake on top and bake in a quick oven.
When baked and still hot, the cakes may be easily separated without cutting; when, place between layers, and, if liked, on top of the cake, crushed, sweetened strawberries.

"Frau" Schmidt thought a crushed banana added to the strawberries an improvement.

Serve the hot shortcake with sweet cream and sugar.
Or, the recipe for baking a plain (not rich) layer cake might be used instead of the above.

When baked and cooled, spread between the layers the following: To the stiffly-beaten white of 1 egg, add 1 cup of sugar; beat well.
Then add 1 cup of crushed strawberries.

Beat all together until the consistency of thick cream.