Prize-Winning Gingerbread Houses

by Nicole Weston, Posted Dec 24th 2006 @ 2:01PM

I'd rather devote my holiday prep time to decorating cookies and wrapping gifts, but I still have a deep appreciation of the incredible amount of work that goes into making a prize-winning gingerbread house. Even if that house won a ribbon at the local school holiday bake sale and not at a national competition. The above gingerbread house, found via the lollypix blog, won the grand prize at the national gingerbread house competition in Florida (you can peek inside here) this year.

I'll stick with cookies, but read on for a few more houses.

This candy-coated house, uploaded by pastelginger, is one that I wouldn't mind snacking on!

Maybe next year I'll try my hand at a gingerbread dragon, like the one conquering this gingerbread castle, uploaded by g2 duckworth.

This is another of the entries from the national gingerbread house championships, though judging from the date posted, it is probably from last year's competition. No matter. This just might be one of my favorite gingerbread houses of all time, since it has a great use of color and really steps away from tradition. Originally uploaded by kira1820.

Browse more gingerbread house photos or find gingerbread house patterns to make your own at KitchenDaily.com.

Filed Under: Food Porn, Feast Your Eyes, Holidays
Tags: bake, baking, christmas, contest, food porn, gingerbread, gingerbread houses, holiday, holidays

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1-01-2007 @6:50PM MARY said... NOW OF COURSE MY GINGERBREAD HOUSES ARE NOT LIKE THE ONES THAT ARE ENTERED IN CONTEST LIKE THE PICTURES YOU SEE ON THIS WEB...BUT THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE AND ENJOY ....AND I AM OVER 45 YRS OLD...
AND THIS ISNT JUST FOR KIDS ...ADULTS GET A KICK OUT OF THIS TO....
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1-01-2007 @6:59PM Tess said... I have pictures of a ginger bread house that blows these away......How do I post them ? Thanks
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1-01-2007 @7:07PM kathy said... yeah i must agree with the other Cathy that first one is from the Grove Park Inn in Asheville N.C. they have them there every year,I know this because my sister works there happy new year everybody
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1-06-2007 @4:08PM Julianne said... I LOVE gingerbread houses! I have made them in years gone by. However, arthritis keeps me from working on them like I want. Anyone who puts this much time, (yes, it can take weeks and months) deserves a prize just for thinking of them, let alone putting one together. I can't choose a favorite because they all have their own personality. The whimsical one is so unique I would love to try one, but alas, I can only look and drool. 0:)
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1-01-2007 @8:15PM Bernadette Hart said... I watched that competition on the food channel and I was enthralled and fascinated. Kudos to all who entered. They are just so beautiful and imaginative. Even the ones the kids made were great. Thanks.
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