My first house!It all started with a big tub of leftover royal icing. Debated between throwing or finding another use for it. Then remembered the pretty sweet houses by wangirls.
Needless to say Master Prince was thrilled with the final product - he couldn't wait to start munching on the house, probably starting with the marshmallows. Now, that must be another story in itself! *can't imagine how one starts consuming this - where would you start???*
Side view.
Anyway, plenty of lessons learnt with this project. It was a lot of fun and will probably make this a yearly ritual, can't wait for next Christmans now :)
Merry Christmas 2011 to all friends and readers.
So at a whim and one day before xmas eve, rolled up my sleeves and whipped up the dough, bought some colourful candies and decorated it all in one night.
Since it was my first build, must confess it was rather stressful especially after the first crash. Was suppose to leave the base structure to dry for at least 1 hour before adding the roof but as time was not on my side decided to risk it; fiddled too much with the roof while the 'cement' was still wet and in a flash, was back to square one. Used the template by elsie.
Fortunately, as time went by, the house looked a lot nicer - many thanks to the colourful candies. As I was thinking how to decorate the house, kept thinking of the stories of Hansel and Gretal and the Land of Sweets by Enid Blyton.
All it takes is a handful of candy to draw the child in everyone of us!! lolz
Needless to say Master Prince was thrilled with the final product - he couldn't wait to start munching on the house, probably starting with the marshmallows. Now, that must be another story in itself! *can't imagine how one starts consuming this - where would you start???*
Side view.Anyway, plenty of lessons learnt with this project. It was a lot of fun and will probably make this a yearly ritual, can't wait for next Christmans now :)
Merry Christmas 2011 to all friends and readers.
Some tips:
1. Decorate the side walls first especially if you are sanding it with sprinkles.
2. It is harder to pipe designs upright on side compared to a flat canvas.
3. Allow the base of the wall to dry at least 1 hour before stacking the roof to avoid any further stress.
4. Marshmallow is the best candy to use as they are light, colourful and easy to decorate with.
5. Some of the heavier candies like the bigger M&Ms needed additional time and attention holding it in place until the royal icing dried.
6. Before cutting the dough, make sure the templates match and line up.
