Sugar skulls, also called calaveras de azucar, are a Mexican symbol of the Day of the Dead. Here's their significance and how to make them at home.

Medium size sugar skull mold . 40 small pieces of cardboard (for display) Royal Icing: 2 lbs. powdered sugar . 1/2 cup meringue. 2/3 cup water. gel food coloring for decoration. Makes 40 sugar skulls.

Fill your skull mold with the wet sugar, pressing down on the sugar, compacting it as you go. Fill both the front and back skull cavities with the sugar. Scrape off the excess sugar. Cut a piece of ...

There's meaning behind these molds and why they're made out of sugar. It all dates back to the Spanish conquest. While a tradition of honoring the dead already existed in Mexico at the time, the ...

The Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday focused on praying for and remembering friends and family members who have died, takes place on Nov. 1 and 2.

SEATTLE — Dia de Los Muertos - Day of the Dead - is approaching this weekend, beginning October 31 and continuing through November 2. There are plenty of traditions that play an integral role ...

Recipe courtesy Jerri Theil. Find meringue powder at local baking and craft stores. Find skull molds at local craft stores, at Chicano Humanities and Arts Council at 772 Santa Fe Drive (303-571 ...

Sugar skulls are used in Mexico to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), traditionally celebrated on Nov. 1. These simple yet creepy candies are very popular with children, and in ...

North Texas artist Maggie Wolters-Williams takes a sugar skull out of a mold at her home in Grand Prairie on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. During the celebration of the Day of the Dead on November 2, ...

Sugar skulls are made of a granulated white sugar mixture that's pressed into skull-shaped molds and then decorated. Dia de los Muertos: How Day of the Dead allows people to mourn, honor and love ...