Our niece, Courtney, makes the most beautiful Gingerbread houses each year at Christmas. Check out some of her houses... http://uuhhwhat.blogspot.com/2008/11/gingerbread-houses-2008.html. The kids see pictures of these and they always think that it would be fun to try making one. Last Christmas, Jade and I "attempted" to make one using graham crackers, candies and regular frosting. The final product looked more like a collapsed barn with snow on top. Honestly, it was pathetic! In visiting with Courtney last year at Christmas, there is an actual recipe for Gingerbread Frosting called "Icing Cement"...here is the link to this recipe http://homecooking.about.com/od/cookierecipes/r/blcookie111.htm.
This year, I just bought at Gingerbread House Kit (everything was included...icing cement and all) at Walmart and last Friday night we attempted to make this. Jade had a friend spending the night so I thought this might be something fun to do! It was going fairly well...I thought...until a call came from some of their friends asking if they wanted to go to the gym and play basketball...and off they went! "We will finish this later mom!" as they ran out the door...So, after about 5 minutes of their frosting being left uncovered...we NOW had our own cement frosting! Later, was not going to be an option! I quickly tried to apply a few candies to it and here is our finished product...
Well, Courtney...can you say Attempt?? Better luck next year...I think basketball trumped the Gingerbread house this year!
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