Gingerbread House (21 images)

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  • The plywood form for the Gingerbread House stands in the Great Hall ready for decorating.

  • Bakery Supervisor Cheri Vaughn mixes a batch of royal icing.

  • Cheri Vaughn prepares to mix a batch of gingerbread.

  • Cheri Vaughn loads a sheet of gingerbread onto a rack for transport to the Great Hall.

  • Cheri Vaughn prepares an aluminum foil support for the gingerbread dog.

  • The gingerbread dog is ready for the oven.

  • Cheri Vaughn prepares the top half of what will be the gingerbread man.

  • Cheri Vaughn perforated the gingerbread to help prevent cracking.

  • Meanwhile, a batch of royal icing is nearly done.

  • Executive Chef Bruce Haumesser lays on a coat of royal icing to affix a sheet of gingerbread to the house.

  • Chef Bruce Haumesser trims a section of gingerbread.

  • Chef Haumesser secures a panel of gingerbread to the side of the house.

  • Cheri Vaughn lays down a trail of royal icing to hold the graham cracker roof tiles.

  • Chef Bruce Haumesser stands beside his spun sugar "stained glass" window.

  • Securing each graham cracker to the roof.

  • A spun sugar "stained glass" panel on the front of the house.

  • Detail of the royal icing flourishes on the house.

  • Bakery Supervisor Cheri Vaughn begins to add detail to the gingerbread dog.

  • The gingerbread dog takes shape.

  • Nearly finished!

  • Student bakery employee Lyssa Freeland, Liberal Arts, adds some detail with a gumdrop wreath around the spun sugar window.

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