This colorful house designed
by California-based custom
cake maker Jose Barajas isalong the roofline, then rolled outTo give the gingerbread door extraa Dremel tool. “The secret to not
breaking the gingerbread is to take
your time,” he says. “Patience will
always be your best friend.”GUMDROP COTTAGE
JOSE BARAJASUp on the
rooftop: a
rainbow of
candies!Unlike her typicalMeghan Morris opted for a simpler look
with this sweater-inspired house. “I’m
into crocheting and embroidery, so my
idea was to make the house look like
it was embroidered,” she says. She
enlarged images of needlepoint as a
guide, then cut a tiny hole in the kit’s
icing bag to pipe the icing.CROCHETED
CABIN
MEGHAN MORRISThis wreath
is made from
gumdrops!We gave two winners of
Food Network’s gingerbread
competitions the same
gingerbread house kit and one
rule: Use only what’s in the box!
BY KARA ZAUBERMAN38 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●DECEMBER 2020
in the know
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