Beginner
Love the Outdoors Gingerbread Camper Kit
Add to the fun of your gingerbread house decorating by parking a gingerbread camper in the scene. Kit includes icing and candy to decorate the cutest camper ever. It's a fun add on gingerbread kit to display with your gingerbread house under the Christmas tree or on your Christmas dessert table.
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Ingredients
Gingerbread house kit
Instructions
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- Ice camper. Use spatula and white icing to ice side of camper, inside wheel and doorstep. Pat smooth.
- Make door and window. Use green icing to outline and fill in window and door. Pat smooth. Use white icing to outline window and door. Attach candy for doorknob, wreath and around window.
- Make wheel. Use black icing tube to fill in wheel.
- Decorate camper side. Use green icing to outline top portion of camper. Use white icing to outline bottom portion of camper. Use black icing tube to outline and pipe scallop string of lights. Attach candy.
- Repeat to decorate other side of Camper. Let dry.
Notes
How To
How to Make a Pulled Dot
Easy-to-complete technique combines using a bag and tip to pipe icing dots and then using the blade of a spatula to pull out one edge. This technique can cover small and large areas with stunning results.
How to Pipe a Zig Zag
The Zigzag is a popular way to fill in outlined areas, perfect for ribbed sweater and cuff effects. You can also use tight zigzags to cover the entire side of your cake - they look great!
How to Pipe an Outline
Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.
How to Pipe a Swirl
Combine outlines and curls into icing swirls to add an impressive look with minimal effort. Swirls are the perfect technique to cover large areas such as gingerbread house roofs and cake tops.
How to Pipe a Fleur De Lis
The fleur de lis is a decorative design made up of three petals that are bound together at the base. The iconic symbol formerly represented the French coat of arms. Today it is synonymous with anything French. In French, “fleur” means flower and “lis” means lily. It’s an impressive, easy to pipe decoration for the side of a cake or piped larger on top of a cake or cupcakes.
How to Ice a Gingerbread House Roof with a Spatula
There's no need to have a plain gingerbread house roof if you have a spatula on hand. Many different textures can be created by using a spatula to make a look of fallen snow, shingles and stucco.
How to Ice a Smooth Gingerbread House Roof
Get a nice smooth finish to your roof with this simple technique. Leave it plain or add candy for a colorful touch.
How to Pipe a C Scroll
Discover how adding a simple icing technique--a "C" -motion to icing outlines will highlight your decorating with fun and flair.
How to Pipe a Pull-Out Star
The star tip creates the most celebrated, easily accomplished decorations! The pull-out star technique can be used for fun, furry creatures, or for textured hair for your cakes.
How to Pipe Dots
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
