Goodies Bakery Gingerbread House
This years gingerbread house is a bakery.... Goodies Bakery!
I was going
for a style somewhere between a miniature Christmas village and Main
St. Disneyland. What do you think? My dad is the master-mind behind this
amazing construction!
I was adamant that I wanted bay windows to showcase the "goodies", so he took that info and various inspiration pics that I had collected to come up with an amazing template that created this beautiful gingerbread house!
Because the house is so big (15" tall not including the chimney) we used wooden dowels secured into the wooden base to help support the gingerbread walls. This is a great tip that I found in this fantastic book called Gingerbread For All Seasons.
The house is made of gingerbread and the "mortar" holding the structure together is a brown tinted royal icing. The brow tinted icing is great because it kind of blends in with the gingerbread instead of sticking out like white icing.
The "bricks" were made by carving lines with a rotary tool into the baked gingerbread, piping over them with royal icing, then wiping the icing off to create that great three dimensional grouted brick look.
I tried to make clear isomalt windows but they didn't turn out clear! So I kept them for the side bay windows (hey, they look like frosted glass!) and just left the front windows open. The colored windows are all made of tinted isomalt to create a holiday glow and mask the light bulbs inside the house.
My dad added the lighting feature in the bay windows using two little night lights (clever!). The main lighting is the house is a single energy efficient light bulb that stays cool. The miniature goodies are made out of pre-made gumpaste and royal icing.
My dad made the mini cupcake tier out of 3 round pieces of tin and a nail, then he sprayed it white. All the lattice work and the porch rails are made of piped royal icing. The log holder is made from some wire sprayed gold and the logs are cut pieces of cinnamon sticks stacked together.
House Template made by my dad.
The hanging sign and the board sign in front are made of gumpaste. This house took about a week to finish and is around 15" tall and 13" wide. If I've inspired you to create your own gingerbread house I highly recommend this great book called Gingerbread For All Seasons.
This book has tons of ideas, instructions and templates for creating all kinds of gingerbread houses and is great for beginners as well as experienced gingerbread house builders. Happy Holidays! And Happy Baking!
Decorating of bay windows.
Lights for bay windows.
Adding back stairs and roof.
Tools for assembly!
Adding mini goodies to the bay window.
Hanging of the "Goodies Bakery" sign! Now I have my own bakery!
You can also see the other gingerbread houses that I've made for more inspiration: 2008 Gingerbread House, 2009 Gingerbread House, 2010 Gingerbread House, 2011 Gingerbread House.
The only Gingerbread House template available at this time is located under template at the top of my blog. Thanks!
Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 01/27/2018 at 02:39 PM
Wow it is so beautiful!!! You still have the templetes from this house? I would love do it on next Christmas. I from Brasil and living in NZ. Please would you share it with me? Xxx
Posted by: Eliane | 01/26/2018 at 11:10 PM
Do you have a template for this house I can't get the book in U.K. So a template would be helpful?
Posted by: Rhianna | 11/13/2016 at 06:04 AM
good luck with your gingerbread house!
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Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 11/23/2015 at 02:11 PM
Actually, I have the "Gingerbread for all Seasons" book and I remember there being a bakery in it. I'm so going home from work today and digging out that book! Woo hoo!!!!!
Posted by: Julie D | 11/23/2015 at 01:38 PM
Do you have a pattern for this house? I make a gingerbread house every year for my house, and for work (I work at a Foster Care Agency). That is probably my favorite house of all time.
Posted by: Julie D | 11/23/2015 at 01:34 PM
thank for you kind comments!
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Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 04/11/2013 at 09:32 PM
that is absolutely incredible!!! so beautiful, and i am completely in awe. I can only imagine how long it took to make it! A real work of art!
Posted by: Sunshine Coast Latin Dance | 04/11/2013 at 09:19 PM
Thanks Robin!
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Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 01/05/2013 at 01:23 PM
Very impressive! Congratulations on winning the award for such a maserful and well thought-out creation.
Posted by: Robin | 01/05/2013 at 01:21 PM
thank you for your kind comments! i couldnt do it without my talented dad!
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Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 12/16/2012 at 08:33 PM
Anna, your work is incredible! I'm attempting your Gingerbread House from 2011 this week; thank you for sharing your amazing talent!
Posted by: Niall | 12/16/2012 at 05:55 PM
I put all in the info on how it was all made in the post..... the log holder is made of wire painted gold and the logs are cinnamon sticks
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Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 12/13/2012 at 11:25 AM
Was looking for templates to make a gingerbread village and stumbled across your 2011 creation. Then brought me to this.
All I can say is WOW! Talk about dedication and talent. Beautiful!
Posted by: Amber | 12/13/2012 at 09:00 AM
Wow, wow, WOW! That is absolutely incredible!!! So beautiful, and I am completely in awe. I can only imagine how long it took to make it! A real work of art!
Posted by: Incendiary Blonde | 12/13/2012 at 02:14 AM
What did you make the logs and log holder out of?
Posted by: Donna Demarest | 12/12/2012 at 10:03 PM