Making gingerbread houses takes time and patience. Sure, we all want that project to be done so that we can move on to other pressing holiday things, but a good gingerbread house cannot be made in just a few minutes. The icing needs to be set for at least a few hours and sometimes o...
Our tour continues with a visit to theGingerbread Art Exhibition.Everythingyou see at the exhibitionis made from gingerbread. Although you probably will not see too many traditional gingerbread men or houses at this annual, modern art exhibit. This rather a very unique display showcasing ...
We could go into Strasbourg and do the city tour and then on our own go into the Cathedral to see the Astronomical Clock and then take the 12:40 shuttle back to the ship for lunch and then gingerbread decorating OR we could stay longer and take the 2:40 shuttle back to the ship. Fo...
My next order of business was baking the gingerbread for the sled. I used a very stiff, leavening-free recipe specifically suited for houses and showpieces. I made a paper template to test the design first, and then got to baking the (considerable amount of) pieces I’d need. The gingerb...
differing from chocolate cake chiefly in that the devil’sfoodbatter is adjusted to an alkaline level with sodium bicarbonate;chiffon cakes, deriving their unique texture from the effect of liquid shortening on the foam structure; andgingerbread, similar to yellow cake but containing large amounts ...