Gingerbread Houses

Make a Candy Christmas Tree

Name: Make a Candy Christmas Tree
Ingredients: Sugar ice cream cones; Royal Icing; Green candy-coated chocolate; Decorator brush; Pairing knife; Decorating bags; Tip 5

Surround your gingerbread house with sugar ice cream cones decorated with candy-coated chocolates in shades of green. Easy to make, you and the kids will have fun sticking the candy on with icing.

Skill Level:: Beginner

Ingredients

Sugar ice cream cones
Royal Icing

Royal Icing
Green candy-coated chocolate

Tools
Decorator brush
Pairing knife
Decorating bags

Decorating bags
Tip 5

Tip 5

Instructions

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- Vary the size of the trees. Reserve some full-size cones. Using a food safe decorator brush, dampen other cones with water, about 1 in. (2.54 cm) from the wide end. Use a paring knife to cut along the dampened line. Let the cone dry completely before decorating.
- Decorate the trees. Using royal icing and a decorating bag fitted with tip 5, pipe large dots on the cone, then press the candies into the icing.

Notes

Instead of piping the frosting on with a decorating bag, a spatula can be used to thickly ice the cone. For a cleaner look, use the same color frosting as the candies.

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