We had a delightful day that made a mess, icing was stuck all over the counter,candy added even more color, sticky fingers and happy laughter. Here’s what we come up with.
The houses are lopsided,icing run where it shouldn’t have ,they are so imperfect but we love them!
Deb
It looks like you had a perfect day. The houses are beautiful. I can almost see the fun, love, and cooperation that went into creating them.
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Thank you! we did enjoy ourselves,maybe not so much at clean up time. 😃
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Wow! Just wow!
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😄 Thanks!
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Those are wonderful–so creative! And I can only imagine the fun it must’ve been. I used to have a cat who loved to lick the icing on gingerbread houses . . .
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Thank you! Did you have to make a house just for the cat so it would leave your house alone?!😄
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No, we just let him lick it–we never really intended to eat it anyway, just enjoy looking at it!
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Deb, these are great! Looks like you had a great day!
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Thank you!! Glad you liked them.
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Love the houses…..ours always seem to come unstuck, we still have fun……but what is the secret of keeping the walls up 🙂
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* 2 egg whites
* 3-4 cups powdered sugar
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. In a large bowl beat the egg whites until frothy.
2. Gradually add the powdered sugar, half of a cup at a time, making sure to scrap down the sides of the bowl if necessary, until the icing becomes thick.
3. Add the vanilla extract and beat until soft peaks form.
4. Place the prepared frosting into an air tight container and leave at room temperature until ready to use. Or place directly in to a frosting bag fitted with a tip and use immediate.
This is the recipe I use… to put the pieces together I use just a little more powdered sugar for a stiffer icing. I let the houses set for a bit before continuing.
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Oh thank you so much, I have sent this to my daughter, we are not very good at things like this, but now we should have walls that will stand the test of test, or until Oscar eats them 🙂
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Have fun!!
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🙂
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How cute! Merry Christmas!
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Thank you! Merry Christmas to you!
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