Plus, learn how to make your own. Sugarcane isn’t indigenous to Mexico, but rather a product of colonialism. The concept for sugar skulls, in fact, originated in Palermo, Italy, where sugary ...

One of the more recognized symbols associated with Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations are the calavera de azúcar (sugar skulls) that decorate ceremonial ofrenda (altars) and tombstones ...

If you can find small molds shaped like skulls, this crafty project comes together quickly. Otherwise, mold the sugar into skull shapes with your fingers. You can make sugar skulls with edible ...

Decorating the sugar skulls is one of the kids’ favorite activities in the household of Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. Her kids like to draw on them with royal icing, adding their ...

Growing up in Mexico, Regina Merson would watch her mum set up an altar in their home days ahead of November 1st, also known as Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The holiday is a Mexican ...

Sugar skulls, also called calaveritas de azúcar (or calaveritas, for short), are literally skulls made from sugar. They’re found in Mexico and Mexican households for the Day of the Dead, or Día de los ...

Growing up in Mexico, Regina Merson would watch her mum set up an altar in their home days ahead of November 1st, also known as Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The holiday is a Mexican ...