Castle gingerbread template

My husband and I made the church last year from the template provided here. I saw some people are interested in the final results. I am happy to post a picture here if you tell me how. We even put lights inside. It was a hit. I just drew them to the size I wanted on graph paper and cut it out.

I made up my own scale and ended up with a 16 inch tall building. Hi Trevor and Everyone commenting, Here is the end result of the gingerbread church template — this was created by one gingerbread baking enthusiast last year.

What are the dimensions for the Victorian cottage? I printed it out but am still struggling to read it. Can I trouble you to post those measurements?

Thank you very much! Your email address will not be published. More by the author:. A second and even possibly a third batch may be necessary to make all the pieces. Attachments gc. To make the royal icing, first gather the following ingredients: - 2 egg whites - 1 teaspoon lemon juice - 3 cups icing sugar Whisk the egg whites and lemon juice together and gradually add the icing sugar until a smooth consistency is reached.

Attachments templates. Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It! Allow to cool for 1 min. Divide the dough into four, then roll each piece out to size a little bigger than A4 on a piece on baking paper. Using the template, cut each piece into the castle shape, choosing just one piece of dough to cut the drawbridge out of.

Transfer the drawbridge rectangle to a separate piece of baking paper. Place each gingerbread castle shape via the baking paper to an individual baking tray then bake for mins until golden. You may have to do this in batches depending on the size of your oven. Allow to cool slightly then trim any edges to straighten if they have cooked uneven see tip. Place one non-drawbridge wall, flat on a work surface and ice a line of icing down one side. Place another full wall side upright onto the icing, matching up the sides exactly, then hold for 1 min.

Turn the walls on to their bottoms so they are standing up and onto the icing square. Attach another full wall in the same way, then attached the front of the castle with the icing. Ice the edging of the turrets with the white icing, then set the white icing bag aside. Spray the top of the white icing with gold. Fill another icing bag or plastic bag with the mixture and pipe window shapes on all walls of the castle. Attach the bottom of the rectangular piece of gingerbread to the bottom of the drawbridge hole with the white icing then add two pieces of thin green ribbon either side of the drawbridge with the white icing.

Use the remaining white icing to pipe snowlike toppings to all the windows and the drawbridge. Dust with edible gold spray and glitter, and allow to set. To make the chocolate sauce, place the cream in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Turn off the heat, then add the chocolate and stir until smooth.