Strawberry Shortcakes with mascarpone whipped cream Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• ⅛ tsp. table salt
• 6 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces
• 2 hard-cooked egg yolks, pressed through a fine-mesh sieve
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• Minced zest of 1 orange
• 1 tsp. each pure vanilla and almond extract
• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• Coarse sanding sugar and sliced almonds
• 8 oz. fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 2 Tbsp. each sugar and fresh orange juice
• ¼ tsp. each pure vanilla and almond extract
• Pinch of table salt
• ½ cup mascarpone cheese or crème fraîche
• 2 Tbsp. sugar