His 80th birthday party, a grand picnic in the middle of the Champ de Mars, featured a cake depicting scenes from his life: a ten-metre tower of ganache and meringue decked in blown sugar, spun sugar and royal icing.

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Try a sugar-spun coffin, or the eggy, yeasty pan de muerto (bread of the dead).

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Seven years ago, Kraft was spun off by Altria Group and just two years ago, it sold all of its sugar confectionery business.

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