Another Cake

For my dear friend Maripat's birthday, I made a chocolate strawberry cake.  The cake was strawberry with strawberry filling, coated in chocolate ganache, and topped with strawberries dipped in ganache.  I added a cup of pureed strawberries in place of the water in the cake mix which gave it a nice mauve color.  I think next time I might not puree the strawberries so finely.  It was a lovely cake.  I hope it tasted good.  I know the strawberry filling was super!
Maripat said she never had "spring" on her birthday.  Birthday's are a season that last as long as they need to.  Strawberries and chocolate never go out of season.