Level 1: Decorating Your Gingerbread House and Yard

In this 2 hour class, you will learn various icing techniques for decorating your gingerbread house and yard, learn how to make candy glass for your windows, and learn about the right kind of gingerbread for house-making.  (Picture shown is just an example and not exactly what you will make.)

• You will get a small, pre-made gingerbread house on a cardboard base to decorate.
• You will get the following to decorate your house and yard: two piping bags of royal icing, a variety of hard candies for decorating, and colored buttercream. You will have access to a variety of decorating tools and an apron. 
• Chef Mark will talk about what makes for the right kind of gingerbread for construction, our team will demonstrate a variety of gingerbread house and yard decorating techniques, and can help you out. 
• You will decorate your house and yard as you sip hot coffee, hot chocolate, ice water (or drink you bring) while you chat with other class participants. 
• Bring home your decorated house and yard in a box, recipes and instructions for making your own house at home, recipes and instructions for how to make royal icing (including egg and egg-free versions). 

Level 1 class: No experience necessary.

We will have hot coffee and tea, and cold water available, but feel free to bring other nonalcoholic beverages with you.

Picture Note: This is an example only and not the actual house you will have; you will decorate your house to look whatever way you want. Photograph downloaded from: <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-photos">Free Stock photos by Vecteezy</a>