Buttermilk biscuit split and layered with macerated Plant City strawberries and whipped cream. The seasonal Florida dessert that runs February through.

Florida strawberry shortcake is the seasonal dish of the Plant City strawberry harvest, which runs February through April. Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City has served the most-famous version since 1956 (a generation before the Florida Strawberry Festival, which runs every March since 1930). Tampa restaurants run shortcake specials throughout the season.

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