6 batches of my gingerbread recipe…
4 batches or 4 kg of royal icing…
and goodness knows how much candy later…
is what it took to make the 7 simple and whimsical gingerbread houses & gingerbread dollhouse facade I had planned to make this year.
I’m so happy I just managed to get them all done!
They’re why I haven’t posted in a while, but I wouldn’t have managed to even make them as fast as I did without my new, 7-quart bowl-lift KitchenAid mixer.
Sigh. It is a thing of beauty.
Not only is it pretty to look at, it’s pretty powerful too. It had no problem mixing the 6 batches of gingerbread I mentioned earlier. Amount-wise, with this mixer, I only had to make the dough twice! (3 batches at a time). For the royal icing, I only had to make 2 double-batches and still have leftover icing which I’ll use for decorated cookies.
To show you how I made the icing in my new mixer, I finally made another video – here’s a how-to on making royal icing for your gingerbread houses:
{Video} How to Make Royal Icing for Gingerbread Houses
Click here if you can’t see the video.
If you’d like to make royal icing for your gingerbread house(s), and would like printable recipes, I’ve included a single and double batch recipe here for you, as well as a classic royal icing recipe made with egg-whites especially for those of you who can’t find meringue powder. The first two recipes listed here are adapted from cakecentral.com’s user Antonia74. The recipe made with egg whites is adapted from the author of Gingerbread for All Seasons
You can find a template for a gingerbread house and a video on how I put the house together, HERE.
Royal Icing Recipe for Gingerbread Houses (One or Two Batches)
Click here for the Printable Recipe.
Royal Icing Recipe Made with Egg-Whites
Click here for the Printable Recipe
A quick note about royal icing – if you’d like more information on how to store it, how long it lasts etc., please click here and for a video on find royal icing consistency for decorating cookies, please click here.
It was completely worth the one hour’s drive to Toronto to buy the mixer (I had to drive there to get one as it’s a new model and the residential model is exclusively available to Williams-Sonoma right now. The NSF commercial mixer is more readily available. You can find it on Amazon here
You might be wondering by now what a ” gingerbread dollhouse facade” is. In fact, I didn’t know what to call it, so I just kind of made the name up. I know you’re not supposed to play with your food, but I couldn’t resist making a little gingerbread “house” that our H-banana could play with this Christmas. Truth be told I had wanted to make an all edible interior too, but time-wise, that was just not going to happen. I can’t wait to see how she reacts.
And another confession, I’m not sure who’s going to enjoy her gift more, her or I. Lol. I think I’ve fallen in love with miniatures.
I mean, really. Those little cookies are barely 1 cm long.
And oh my goodness, a little sieve and whisk! I want to try sifting flour with it! (No, haven’t done it yet… stress the yet).
By the way, there’s a tiny version of something in the ‘gingerbread dollhouse facade’ that I’ll possibly be giving you for Christmas – except it will be adult size. Can you guess what it is? Chances are, if you’ve read the title of this post, you already know 
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You got it!
Ultimate 7-Quart KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway!
To celebrate the Holiday season and help you with your Christmas baking, I am hosting a giveaway for TWO 7-quart Ultimate KitchenAid Mixers!
You’ll be able to chose from the following available colours:
I am so excited and thankful that KitchenAid is sponsoring this giveaway for you! Good luck!
Here’s how to enter:
You have at least five chances of winning – each option below gives you one chance, and you’re about to see how there are even more possibilities.
Either use Facebook or your name and email to enter the contest below.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The contest is not running on Facebook and although I appreciate your comments on my Facebook page, those comments will not be entered into the draw. Again, you must leave your comments here.
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Announcing the Winner of the *TWO* 7-Quart KitchenAid Mixers!
First of all, thank you to all of you who entered; I was delighted and touched by your sweet, funny and passionate responses.
I really WISH I could give away as many mixers as there were entries; you dedicated bakers and sweet-tooths deserve it!
There is one winning comment number though, and it is:
Congratulations!!
The winner is Nicole Irwin Cross, entry #16,754!
Please contact me with the best way to reach you so that you can claim your prizes.
Thank you to ALL of you how entered! Blessings to you this holiday season!
xo,
Marian
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What an amazing mixer – and I love the color! This would look awesome in my new kitchen – I’m looking for a new house:-). LOL
Those are the most awesome gingerbread houses I’ve ever seen. What talent!!! I want to learn to make one.
I would absolutely love to win one of these!!!!!
Wow, this is an awesome give a away. Love your gingerbread houses!
My daughter loved the pink gingerbread house. Would love to win the stand mixer, so we could bake even more together. Love your blog.
What an amazing job on your gingerbread houses & doll- love them all. I’m not half as good as you but would live this mixer-would be a great help in the cakes I love to make & decorate!
Totally inspired to go and make a rocking gingerbread house like yours – just gorgeous if only I had a kitchenaid to help me – thx for the chance to win one
merry Xmas Mel xxx
I’d love to win the red mixer!
Candy Apple Red?!?! What a perfect machine! Love it, love it, love it.
WOW…would love to win the mixer. LOVE your blog!
Ooooh I’ve wanted a mixer like this just forever.
such a gorgeous gingerbread house. you have inspired me to make one this year. happy holidays
This would make for some awesome cookies!
I’d love to win this, my son is always borrowing my mixer for he and his girlfriend!
I Would love to win!!!
The gingerbread houses are so fun!! && the mixer is hot!
i hope this raffle would make my christmas wish come true
Love it! Would use it tons with my daughter
I want to win this, please….. pretty please! LOL What lady wouldnt 
Didn’t get one as a wedding gift…better late than never:D
I would LOVE to win this mixer! I bake ALL the time and my little KitchenAid is chugging along at this point!
Would love to own one of this mixer as a Christmas present!
Wish me luck! (^_^)
I love the pink one(:
My dad loved ginebread houses and it would be cool to make one for it’s birthday on dec.19(:
I love your blog used some of your recipes last week, they were great! I appreciated all your help. I was looking for a new mixer, this would be great to win!!!!!
Even though I would love this in my kitchen, my husband would like it more. That means I’d actually cook!
Your gingerbread houses are stunning! I’d love to win a mixer to make my own (and more)
Love your site! Oh my goodness!! Your gingerbread houses are absolutely adorable!
Beautiful houses. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Great giveaway! Would love to win the mixer!
Lawdamercy…that is a beautiful mixer. Yes, please!!!
I would LOVE to win a mixer:)
I liked Kitchenaid on FB!
Katie P
The houses looks super fun, and the mixer looks pretty cool too!
Thanks so much for the chances to win the mixer! I used to have one of the classic ones, but when my kitchen was destroyed by a roof leak, My mixer was lost too. Would love to win and be able to replace it with the “Ultimate” mixer!
I liked Sweetopia on FB!
Katie
Absolutely fantastic to have a drawing for the mixer. I am glad to see gluten free recipes here also. Thanks for your hard work.
I would love to win a Mixer, I think I know what color I would even get.
i ablolutely love that doll house. the little kitchen aid is fantastic.
love that red mixer too.
i shared the contest on facebook too.
i don’t have a blog.
I like KitchenAid on Facebook!
I’ve wanted one of those for a long time, I’d love to win it. Your gingerbread houses are stunning!
would be a dream to own one of these wonderful machines!!
Oh wow, what a great item to have a chance to win. I would love to bake with this!
I would LOVE To have a Kitchen-aid Mixer…..can never seem to be able to afford one ,but it’s always on my dream list !!!
I would Love to own a red (or any color for that matter) kitchen aid mixer. I started really wanting one several years ago when I took the Wilton’s courses of cake decorating.
This is so great
I would love to win one of these kitchen aid mixers. Wow what a talent you have on creating those ginger bread houses.
I would love to win a KitchenAid Mixer…it would be awesome:)
Kitchen Aid? Yes please..:-)
Those look amazing
And a 7-Quart mixer?! I’ve never heard of such a thing but it sounds like a thing of beauty 
What a lovely holiday gift that would be!!!
Oh how I’ve wanted a mixer for soooooo long! Great Contest!
Your gingerbread homes look amazing
Hi, I hope to win.I also hope you can sent it ti Greece