Dressed for the Holidays Gingerbread House #1

Upscale icing techniques, fondant details and colorful candy decorating add trendy style and excitement to these designs. Decorate this house to display with the gifts under the Christmas tree.

Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Instructions

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Make front door. Use white icing to fill in door. Pat smooth. Roll red fondant into a thin log and attach around door. Attach candy to door.
Make all windows. Roll out fondant to 1/16 in. thick and cut into windows for front, back and sides of house. Attach. Use white icing to outline windows and windowpanes.
Make bow. Roll out fondant 1/16 in. thick and cut into 4 x ½ in strip. Shape bow loops, wrap small piece around bow center and attach pieces for tails; notch ends. Secure with damp brush, and set aside to dry.
Decorate roof. Use white icing to pipe five rows of loops on each side of roof, beginning at the bottom edge and moving up. Attach candy to top edge of roof. Use white icing to pipe zigzags on roof peak and attach candy.
Decorate house front. Attach candy above door and windows. Attach bow.
Decorate base. Use spatula and icing to ice base. Attach candy for pathway and at corners of house.