On January 6th, the Day of the Kings or Twelfth Night, it is customary in Mexico for the children to receive gifts. The person who gets the doll has to give a party on the Feast of Candelaria, February 2nd. Someone else may find a dried fava bean in the dough, and he or she will have to help the party-giver by bringing the drinks. The dough for the rosca is exactly the same as for the pan de muerto, and the quantity will make either 2 large or 3 medium-sized roscas.
Crystallized fruit is used for decorating the top and sometimes added to the dough.
Baking instructions are the same as for the recipe below. Start from after the long rising period. Divide the dough into 2 or 3 portions. Press each one into a tight sausage shape and join the ends by moistening with water and pressing them firmly together. Set them on the prepared baking sheets.