Calaveras De Dulces Mexican Sugar Skulls Recipes

CALAVERAS DE DULCES ( MEXICAN SUGAR SKULLS)

Steps:

• You will also need sequins, for decorating the eyes.
• Combine the egg white and water until foamy.
• Add extract (if using) and corn syrup.
• Add confectioners sugar; you'll end up having to use your hands to incorporate all of it.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of the cornstarch on a work surface and knead the sugar paste in the cornstarch until it's smooth.
• Form a ball and wrap it up tightly in plastic wrap; chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
• Pinch off some of the sugar paste to use with food coloring for decorations.
• With the rest of the paste you should have enough for about 8 skulls; they don't have to be very big, less than the size of a small fist.
• Sculpt the piece of sugar paste into a skull shape, smoothing the surface as you go and forming eye sockets, etc.
• (You can find some really good examples on various sites on the internet--).
• You'll find that the paste gets softer and softer the warmer it gets-- if it sticks too much, add more cornstarch.
• Add food colors (and extracts, if using) to the sugar paste that you set aside; generally the brighter the colors the better.
• If you wish, you can add enough water to form more of an icing and it can be squeezed onto the skulls, if not, forming decorations by hand is okay, too.
• The skulls are generally"cheery" looking and colorful, not particularly scary.
• Finish by using sequins in the eye sockets.
• Now your skull is ready to dry.
• Simply let it sit out in a dry, warm place for a few hours or up to a couple of days based on weather conditions.
• When dry, it's ready to display.