December 2022 Cake! Magazine December 2022 | Page 10

YOU WILL NEED :

Prepared and ready to use gingerbread cookie dough – enough to fill 1 regular sized baking tray . I made a ½ portion of the Cookie Countess recipe and had plenty to spare .
The Cookie Countess recipe is easy to make , is mild but tasty and has very little spread : https :// www . thecookiecountess . com / blogs / recipes-andtutorials / gingerbread-house-cookie-recipe-no-spread-holds-up-delicious
Printed template sheet – print to A4 size Penblade – or small stanley knife Lined baking tray – I use perforated silicone sheets but baking paper is also fine Rolling pin – with 6mm spacers Straight edged file / grater – something like one of these : https :// amzn . asia / d / 7dGlSDr Edible marker – colour doesn ’ t matter About 300g of royal icing in green , red , light brown , gold , black and white in the following consistencies in disposable piping bags x 10 : o Dark green – medium / single consistency to pipe and flood + - 30g o Red – Piping + -15g, Flood + - 100g , and
Thick / glue + -25g consistencies o Light brown – Piping + -10g, 2 . Flood + - 20g , and
Thick / glue + - 25g consistencies o Gold – medium / single consistency to pipe and flood + - 50g o Black – soft piping consistency + - 30g o White – soft piping consistency + -10g
This is a great tutorial if you need help with making your royal icing : https :// www . lilaloa . com / 2020 / 01 / royal-icing-cookie-decorating-what-howto-make . html ? m = 1 # moreRed