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The gingerbread house

December 27, 2011 by CJ [email protected] 10 Comments


It’s been some very busy days around Christmas but I still wanted to share my little gingerbread house with you. It is inspired by a gingerbread house that I saw in the Martha Stewart Holiday Sweets magazine from 2009.

The roof is all glittered with lots of sugar. I have used gelatin sheets for the windows, which I like better than the melted candy windows. Inside is a small string of holiday bulbs, which gives the house a nice glow. I have only piped a little white royal icing on the house as I do like my gingerbread house simple.

Here you can see how it looks when it’s getting darker outside. So cozy!

Happy Holidays!

Louise

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  1. Butch

    January 19, 2017 at 1:09 AM

    Superbly ilntlimauing data here, thanks!

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  2. Maddie

    July 31, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    This is beautiful, I have tried making it and it turned out amazing,thanks so much. X

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  3. Mary Ginger

    April 11, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    Ooh! I have been thinking of trying gelatin sheets. Were they expensive? How difficult was it to work with?

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    • Louise

      April 14, 2012 at 6:29 PM

      Gelatin sheets are not expensive, well at least not here in Denmark. I buy a packet with 10 sheets and there are enough for 2 houses depending on how big the house and how many windows it has.

      Reply
  4. Mari @ Mari's Cakes

    December 28, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Lovely house, I love the snow and lights! Happy Holidays to you too! Have a blessed New Years 🙂

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  5. Kathy McGuirk

    December 28, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    I love this gingerbread house. Where can I find a template for this one and the other gingerbread house? Thank you.

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    • Louise

      January 20, 2012 at 10:19 AM

      Hi Kathy, due to problems with the comment I have not been able to answer before now. Sorry! I don’t have templates for the gingerbread houses. I have used a template from Martha Stewart and made my own template from that. I do hope that I can add a template for next Christmas I just need someone to do it for me as I don’t know how to do it.

      Reply
  6. Cle

    December 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    oh!
    I wrote a comment some days ago but I can’t see it anymore!
    BTW
    The morning I see such recipe and the afternoon I find the wilton molds to do that!
    and… Of course I could not resist: I bough it and created my gingerbread tree.
    Come and see it
    https://crocedelizia.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/gingerbread-christmas-tree/
    (I hope this time my comment will survive!!!)

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  7. kathy

    December 28, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Oh my gosh, so adorable!

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  8. [email protected]

    December 27, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Oooo that’s so pretty!!! 🙂 I’ve never seen a ginger bread house that lights up!!! NICE!!! Happy Holidays 🙂

    Reply

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