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Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake

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Heaven.... A while back, I saw something on the internet about making coconut milk whipped cream.  It sounded simple enough, and it definitely sounded healthier than making anything with Rich's Whip. ~shudder~ So about a month ago, when I started noticing strawberries in my grocery store, I picked up a can of coconut milk and decided to try it out. See that cool, smooth, creamy whippiness? I was pretty impressed with the results.  It whipped up well, it was perfectly sweet, and most importantly, it didn't really taste like coconut. I quickly came up with the idea of making a strawberry shortcake, and knew I'd want to make it chocolate cake because...well...I like it? Chocolate cake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries. What could be bad?! The problem was that I just couldn't justify making a whole cake for just myself and my husband (because this is way too much sugar to give to my toddler).  So I'd been waiting for the opportunity