Gern's 72nd Birthday

It turns out June 25th was not only my grandmother's birthday, but it was the day that Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett passed away. I heard of the news of Michael's passing as I was filling these cupcakes with strawberry preserves and I was in utter shock.

Anyhow, these cupcakes barely withstood a 30minute car ride in 100* weather, even though I used my "sturdy" buttercream recipe. Notice that the strawberries are melting a bit as well as sliding off the icing.

These cupcakes consist of:
Strawberry cake, strawberry fruit preserve filling, strawberry buttercream, and fresh strawberries on top.