Build a Better Gingerbread House

A beautiful gingerbread house starts with more than good decorating. Structure, icing consistency, windows, finishing details, and presentation all make a huge difference in how polished the final house looks.

Your instructor Jackelinne Bauer brings an unusually perfect combination of skills to gingerbread house design. With a degree in Architecture, experience working in high-end architecture and interior design firms in Austin and Chicago, and formal pastry training from The French Pastry School in Chicago, she understands both how to build a structure that works and how to finish it with the precision, detail, and technique of a trained pastry chef.

In this class, she’ll share five practical ways to elevate your gingerbread houses this season, including:

• How to create a strong, reliable structure
• Two techniques for making realistic edible glass windows
• Decorating dos and don’ts that help your house look more polished
• Why icing consistency matters for both construction and decorating
• A simple presentation trick that instantly upgrades the finished house, including how to properly cover your display board

Whether you build gingerbread houses every year or you’re ready to make your first one, you’ll leave with techniques that help your house stand straighter, look cleaner, and feel far more finished.