BirthdayCakes!

I have this really lovely lady in my life. Her birthday came a'rollin around a couple of months into my realization of how lovely she actually is, and thus, I had to make some extra special cupcakes. These here are mini (bite size) vanilla bean cakes filled with strawberry jam--then, a ring of chocolate ganache, and topped with strawberry cream. They were really excellent chilled and warm. We brought them to the beach with us and some of them melted in the sun and, well, mm.

and the birthday girl: