Calavera

A decorative sugar skull, moulded then decorated with coloured icing, offered during the Day of the Dead. It is often decorated with a person's name, as a small tribute.

40 min
6 servings
Medium
Pricier
🇲🇽 Mexico

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Ingredients

500 g Icing sugar
2 tsp Egg white (or 1 tablespoon of water)
1 tsp Lemon juice
Food colourings (pink, yellow, blue, green)
1 tbsp Royal icing (icing sugar and egg white)
1 Skull mould (silicone or plastic)

Décor

1 packet Edible glitter
1 packet Small sugar pearls

Optional extras

1 Edible gold leaf

Instructions

Mix the icing sugar with the egg white and lemon juice until you have a supple paste that doesn't stick to your fingers.
Divide the paste into small portions and colour them with the food colourings of your choice.
Press each portion firmly into the mould, packing it well so the sugar takes on all the details.
Carefully unmould and leave to dry for 2 to 3 hours in the open air, on baking paper, so the calavera hardens.
Prepare the royal icing, then decorate the skull with patterns, eyes and flowers.
Add the glitter and sugar pearls, then leave to dry for another hour before serving.