Heart Cheesecake

Happy Friday, Sweet Readers!

Just wanted to show you another cheesecake I made for a Valentine's Party we went to (thank you Steve and Julie!). Again, I made the hearts the same way that I made the chocolate stars on the cheesecake for my mom. Just piped them out by hand and painted them with luster dust. The cheesecake was the yummy mocha chip one with a cookie crust covered in chocolate ganache. It was a hit, and worth the calories :)

Happy Birthday, Mom! I Love You!

So today is my sweet mom's birthday! Happy Birthday, Mom! I love you very much and was so wanting to bring you something special for your birthday. So this is it!

I found this recipe from the "Whimsical Bakehouse" cookbook and just had to try it. You can't really see it all here, ( I hope to soon post pictures of the inside of the cheesecake), but this is a mocha chip cheesecake with homemade chocolate cookie crust (meaning I actually made chocolate cookies only to break them apart and grind them fine for the buttery crust), covered in decadent (and I mean, decadent) ganache with hand drawn chocolate stars.

I let my boys help me "paint" the stars with gold and silver luster dust and they were thrilled. They did a really great job, actually! Fun, huh? I am liking it, and I hope mom likes it, too!