From London's Pathology Museum at St Bart's Hospital: the Eat Your Heart Out Pop-Up Cake Shop, where the foul fondants and fancies reflect various medical conditions and other disease detritus. Below: varicose vein cupcakes.
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I know it's just sugar and food coloring, but even if they weren't being sold as varicose vein cupcakes, I'm still not sure I would find them very appetizing.