This time of year, what better way to say I love you than a bleeding human heart! I kid. Well, not really. Last year, I used a candy mold to make Cupcakes topped with Anatomical Chocolate Hearts. I have a thing about those anatomical hearts. Those pink & red greeting card hearts are definitely not my thing, but anatomical hearts…. there’s just something so curious and macabre about them. So this year, I decided to make not only a bleeding heart, but an Open Book Cake to display it on. Read More…
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