Check out this amazing Gingerbread House our amazing bakers have come up with, Cape Cod Inspired of course!
Its a Gingerbread Lighthouse!
Here at the Casual Gourmet we are gearing up for Christmas. While Christmas orders are keeping the phones busy in the office, the bakers have been keeping busy by preparing our beautiful gingerbread houses. This year Marcy and Barbara are building a new gingerbread house for Heritage Museums & Gardens. Below you will find step by step pictures and the process behind the Gingerbread Lighthouse.
The Gingerbread Dough was mixed and then Rolled out into thick slabs.
the walls and the basic structure of the lighthouse were cut out of the dough
all the pieces were then laid out to bake
once the pieces came out of the oven, Marcy began to decorate them with Royal Icing
the roof for the structure was cut out of gum paste with a cookie cutter
the pieces were then layered together to form the roof
the entire gingerbread house sat on cookie base
Rice Krispy Treats were used to give it a 3D look to the water and the rocks on which the Lighthouse sat on
The lighthouse was then filled on the inside by the same rice krispy treats to give it a more sturdy base
icing was spread all over the base to give the effect of snow
Whats a Lighthouse without a Lightkeeper? a smaller house next to the Lighthouse for the keeper was built.
Barbara puts the finishing touches on their beautiful work of art
and Voila the final product!
The Lighthouse was taken to Heritage Museum and Gardens to be displayed during their Gardens AGLOW exhibit. The Lighthouse was also featured in the Cape Cod Times.
