Here we are going to talk about how to make Sugar Skulls. Here we will learn a little more about the process of making Sugar Skulls and what they require. So let's collect some information about how to make Sugar Skulls.
1. Lighthearted and Solemn : Skulls Made of Sugar
- : These skulls are one of the most iconic elements for decoration and celebration of the Dead of Mexico. These skull cranium-shaped objects are made from small to life-sized and decorated with bright colored icing, metallic paper, sequins and other decorative details. Sugar Skulls are usually a small slip of paper attached to their forehead, which is the name of the person who receives the scalp and remembers the person. The skull is used as a sacrifice on the altar of the family. Pretty for the departure and as a sign of affection for the living when given as a gift.
- : In order to get this skull a must visit in any Mexican market in October and you can see the entire stand dedicated to the sale of all skulls made from sugar, chocolate, amaranth, gelatin such as gumdrops and other food items. Sugar skulls are easy and fun when you want to try making your own. All you need is a mold, a few simple ingredients, some common household supplies and utensils to make a sugar skull.
2. Assemble Your Supplies
- : You have to follow every step carefully to make a sugar skull and if you have everything you need, it is not difficult to make it. It is very important to have a skull-shaped mold of one or more sugar. The shape and size of these skulls depends on you and some skull molds have only faces and some include two parts that you put together to make the entire skull. You can find excellent supplies for making sugar skulls and it is a great source of Rain Trading Company.
- : Then you will need a few ingredients and some special tools to make your own sugar scalp and some of them may be in your pantry, such as granulated sugar and powdered sugar, and maybe marinating powder and paste food coloring. About 1 cup of sugar should be enough for 6 very small skulls, 4 mediums or 1 large, depending on how much sugar you make and the size. Powdered sugar is used for decorative icing on the scalp, and is best in bright colors and for tinting icing. The meringue powder, available in supermarkets and baking supply stores for the scalp, helps keep the sugar together.
- : Then you need some water, a flat plate, an electric mixer, an icing decorator bag in a large bowl and you also need some other decorations like foil, sequins or feathers. Then it's even easier to have a few disposable cups and some Popsicle sticks to make them. Then make sure you have a large and dry area for drying the block to make the sugar scalp.
3. Prepare the Sugar
First of all, it is very important to prepare the sugar mixture to form the sugar. For each cup of sugar, mix in 1 teaspoon of marinating powder and sprinkle 1 tablespoon water on top. Then stir the water in the sugar with your fingers until mixture looks like cool beach sand. Then with some peace, the sugar is ready and you press your finger or thumb in it and the print will remain.
4. Fill the Mold
Afterthought fills the mold with sugar paste and press firmly with the palm of your hand to form a skull. If the scalp is full and pressed into the mold then the back of the knife should be used to remove excess sugar and then it is necessary to re-press the scraped surface slightly to smooth it from the surface.
5. Remove From Mold and Let Dry
You should place a piece of cardboard on top of it to hold the skull, holding it tightly on the cardboard and flip it over. Then remove the sugar from the mold and place the skull plate and all of them in a place where it cannot dry. Then it is important to repeat these steps until your sugar is gone.
6. Make The Icing
You need 2/3 cup of water, 1/2 cup of marinating powder, and 2 pounds of powdered sugar to make your skull icing. Water, meringue powder and powdered sugar should be beat with a large electric mixer for about 9 minutes until the icing peaks. Then it must be divided into icing into small parts and use a paste food color to give each part a different color. Then place the icing in your decorator bag. Snip the end of each of your bags if you're ready to decorate. You can enlarge as needed by starting very small with this snip.
7. Decorate The Skulls
- : Now if you are ready to decorate your skull you can use the icing to create the design. When you are adding foil, beads or feathers you should use icing as glue to attach them. Then you can also use ready-made ink icing and colored white chocolate tubes to decorate your skull.
- : These decorative skeletons should be placed in one place to prevent them from drying out. Then it will go hard when it dries like an icing. And once they are dry, you can do the icing by attaching any 2-piece skull parts to each other. And once the sugar and icing are completely dry, your sugar skull can be touched, eaten, bagged, displayed.
Tips for Sugar Skull Making
- : To achieve success in making your sugar scalp it is best to be careful not to leave the meringue powder in the sugar. Some people make their sugar skull white instead of eggs, and when they dry it does not strengthen well. If the sugar becomes too dry while you are making the paste, then it is necessary to spray the sugar a little with water.
- : When you make your sugar skull on a very dry day, it is too moist outside and cannot be dried properly. And when you have difficulty drying and hardening your scalp, you must try to put it in a hot oven for 2 minutes or more.
- : When you are ready to make a big skull, you should lighten the skull and remove some of the front and back pieces and allow the skull to dry in the mold for a few hours. Then using your fingers to cut holes in each, leaving a solid flat border about 1/2 inch around the edge where you can glue two halves. And then with the course “scoopings " can be reused to make more skulls.