Why is strawberry shortcake called shortcake?
The name “shortcake” comes from “short” which is a cooking term meaning made crumbly with fat or shortening or referring to a baked good with fat cut into the flour. Pound cake gets its delicious melt-in-your-mouth flavor from butter, a type of shortening.  While some may think strawberry shortcake gets its name because of its height, “short” is really about the rich buttery flavor.