Sunday Sweets Celebrates Dia De Los Muertos

The Day of the Dead - or Dia de los Muertos - is one of the most beautiful celebrations I've ever seen, and I love looking for these Sweets each year. Whether you celebrate or not, it's impossible not to be awed by beauties like this:

(Moxy, Mexico City)

And this!

(Sweet Jennie D)

I'm also partial to all the orange. :)

Sugar skull painting has to be the most cheerful art ever involving skeletons, and it's downright adorable in doggy cake form:

(Hot Mama's Cakes, California)

D'awww.

Day of the Dead is also a popular theme for wedding cakes, I would guess because of its emphasis on family - but also it looks amazing. Check out these sweet toppers where the happy couple included their pets:

(Featured here, baker unlisted. Anyone know?)

So sweet!

Of course if we're talking Dia de los Muertos cakes, we really should give Coco a shout-out:

(Asi tan Dulce, Pando)

Swoon. These colors!!

One more:

(Rountree Bros Baking Supplies, Florida)

Digging the candles and floating lights on the top tier - and of course all the flowers are dreamy.


I love that Day of the Dead designs are always so colorful, but can be anywhere from dark and dramatic:

(Dalila Cakes, Colombia)

To bright and fluorescent:

(DecoPac, online supplies)

WOW. If I had a sugar skull painting of me right now, it would have hearts for eyes.

Coco is easily the most popular Day of the Dead movie out there, but I want to shout out another one John and I liked:

(Maira Liboa Cakes, Argentina)

Book of Life! I need to see this movie again soon, I remember it being so beautiful.

And finally, this week's Sweet that made my jaw drop:

(Marie Josée, Quebec)

So realistic you almost expect her to open her eyes, right? Which is a little creepy, but so, so beautiful. ::happy sigh::


Feliz Día de los Muertos, my friends! Whether you celebrate or not, I hope you take a moment this week to remember your past loved ones, and as always, that your Sunday is extra Sweet.

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P.S. In case you've never seen it before and are curious:

Book of Life

It's been years, but I remember a song from a matador apologizing to the bulls that had both me and John in tears, it was beautiful. Anyone else remember that?

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

The Far Side of Cake, Vol. 12

As the bees closed in, Pooh and Tigger realized they'd made a horrible mistake.

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"'Put a few leaves on it,' she said. 'It looks too plain,' she said. 'You've got to learn to fill the space,' she said! Well FINE."

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Maurice was famous for being the only butterfly who could successfully do "the worm."

Which was handy, since he couldn't fly for sh*t.

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There was a long, uncomfortable silence.

The Hello Kitties had, at last, run out of hellos.

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When Ghosts Wish Each Other Happy Birthday:

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Elmo looked around. Had anyone seen?
But no, the road was deserted.
Plus he was late for Abby's party, and had no time for paperwork or prying questions.

Whistling cheerfully, Elmo turned the wheel and drove on into the night.

Thanks to Cheryl N., Jodee R., Katie M., Lana R., Mary Jane, & Mary K. for keeping it far out.

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P.S. Speaking of Hello Kitty...

(Mischievous Cat Garden Gnome Statue)

Hello, Bad Kitty.

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And from my other blog, Epbot: