Gingerbread house tutorial

Hi everyone,

This weeks blog post is how to make a gingerbread house. Now I purchased a kit from Tesco's, which had the gingerbread ready made. This kit was brilliant and included everything that you would need. So here we go, this is how I made my gingerbread house.

Step 1:

First off check that you have everything from your kit and lay it all out. Your kit should include:

-Tray to build on

-The gingerbread house parts

-Tube of icing

-Sweets

Step 2:

Pick up your icing bag and move the icing around between your hands to soften it. Then take off the cap. Next cut a small amount off the nozzle of the tube using a pair of scissors.

Step 3:

Lay out all the parts to the house, including the tray. Using the icing bag provided, ice round the four grooves in the tray. Then down the sides of the front and back of the gingerbread house. As shown in the picture below. Make sure you do it on the rough side of the gingerbread.

Step 4:

Then start to build your house onto the tray. Starting with the back panel and then a side. Next place on the front panel followed by the other side. Make sure it is all straight when you are done.

Step 5:

Next you need to ice along the tops of the front and back panels.

Step 6:

Apply both sides of the roof, one at a time. You need to hold these in place for  a couple of minutes. Then apply a thick layer of icing between both sides of the roof, going down the middle. Now you need to leave it for 30 minutes.

Step 7:

The last thing to do is to decorate your gingerbread house.

         

 I really enjoyed making this gingerbread house and I am so happy with how it turned out. Have you made anything this Christmas? If so what? Let me know in the comments below. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

Love

Zoe x