Anyway, so I'm at home for the Christmas break so my bestie and another friend came over and we made Gingerbread houses. Well not gingerbread houses per say because well... my gingerbread was another kitchen disaster. But, I've never made it before so I'm okay with the fact that it stuck to the pan and tasted terrible! So we used graham crackers! And they turned out so cute!
Here is my house, before and after the grass. The grass is made out of crushed green Lemonhead's candy. I crushed them on a cutting board with a plate. Fore warning, they fly everywhere when you use this method. So if any of you can think of a cleaner method advice would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, here are some pictures of my house.
This is before the grass was added. Notice the messy work station. But I make the best art when I can make a mess.
Here's the finished product. I didn't have lots of candy choices so I feel like parts of the house are very empty, I'm hoping my next attempt with turn out better. I used thin mints for the border and the circle windows. Chocolate for the door, spice drops for the path, and skittles for the Christmas lights.
My dear best friend Anni is the best! She made a trailer! Isn't it amazing! I love it so much! It even has a little hitch and propane tank on the side. She's just super creative and funny like that.
For the glue that amazingly held all the pieces together so well we made Royal icing. Here's the recipe we used:
ROYAL ICING
2 2/3 C powdered Sugar
2 Egg Whites
Mix egg whites and 1 1/3 C powdered sugar until smooth. Add the remaining sugar and beat with an electric mixer until it forms stiff peaks. If peaks don't form add more sugar. Keep covered with a damp cloth while working with it so it doesn't dry out.
It's important that it forms peaks so that it's thick enough to hold the candy and pieces up. But be careful not to make it to think or else it becomes difficult to work with. Also, be sure to beat it thoroughly so that all the lumps in the icing come out. But I promise this icing is amazing and will hold even a 3 story house together! (pictures to come later)
