December 2023 Cake! Magazine | Page 11

Step 5

Roll out your base fondant colour , roughly 4mm thick ( it will thin out when you use the Debosser ) Don ’ t use any cornflour at this step if you are two toning .

Step 6 Place Debosser etch side down onto your freshly rolled fondant and apply a firm pressure until the fondant has worked its way into the grooves .

Step 7 Remove the Debosser to reveal a stunning raised gingerbread house design .

Step 8

Use the corresponding cookie cutter to cut out the fondant piece .

Step 9

Step 10

Step 11

Step 12

Apply water to the

Use the front

Repeat steps 4 to 9

Hand paint any fine

surface of your

Debosser panel to

until you have

details with sweet

cookie with a brush

create a door piece .

completed 2 of each

sticks edible art

and then apply the

You can then use

house piece and

paint until you have

fondant design to

the seperate door

covered all of your

achieved your

your cookie with a

cutter to cut out the

cookies in fondant .

desired look . Here I

scraper tool or

door shape and

have used white

spatula .

attach to the front

around the window

piece of the

and door frames .

gingerbread house .