we used the shortcake recipe from the better homes and gardens (plaid binder) cookbook, which, followed properly, i'm sure would have left us with a delicious way to celebrate the 4th of july. but since there was nothing delicious about the cake that we made, instead of providing the recipe here i will just leave you with the following advice:
next time want to make a short cake, and you think to yourself that it won't make a difference if you use half whole wheat flour, or if a moth flies out of the bag of whole wheat flour when you get ready to use it, or if you use sea salt instead of regular salt because you are convinced that no regular salt exists in the kitchen you are using*, or if you measure out tablespoons of baking powder instead of teaspoons, realizing your mistake when it is already too late so that all you can do is try to guess how much should be taken out until you are left with what you think the recipe actually calls for, then you probably have no business baking anything that doesn't come in a pre-mixed box, so that all you have to add is an egg, some water, and maybe a package of jell-o brand gelatin
*we did eventually find the regular salt, while making the first failed batch of whipped cream for the frosting
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