Gingerbread House in a Jar

Gingerbread House in a Jar

There was a gingerbread house competition as part of our towns 30th annual christmas tree lighting ceremony. As i now have 2 children under 2, I certainly didnt have the time or space to go big. So i had an idea to kind of recreate the ship in a bottle idea in a gingerbread house. This may just be the next "big" thing in gingerbread houses.


I took second place in the adult category and got a ribbon and a plaque, and a generous gift card to spend at General Quarter, one of our towns local shops.

All wired with battery operated lights.

Chocolate base

The first attempt at the walls... no so sucessful. Doubled the cooking time for the second batch, and while not highly edible they were certainly more sturdy.

Test fitting the pieces.

Gingerbread and Chocolate Houses

I have made a number of gingerbread and/or chocolate houses over the years. I got this mold for casting gingerbread and chocolate from Lee-Valley tools a few years ago and have used it in making several houses, mansions, duplexes etc to bring into work or to family gatherings. They are always a smash hit!

2012 "Cute as a Button Duplex" I used this Wilton fondant mold for my inspiratoin.I used chocolate candy melts in it to make colorful decorations for the house. The long ribbons were more difficult to remove from the mold but not impossible. I used the edge of the counter to get a clean break out along the mold. I am in love with the chevron roof! But boy did it take a long time to make as this mold only has one wiggle strip and i had to make and freeze set each strip at a time!