Gingerbread Village Cake is not so much of a new recipe as it is a new cake decorating project!
It’s the decor that is the star of the show today!
Bake up your favorite cake and the filling you love the most and let’s get started!
There are endless combinations for cakes, fillings and icings here on my website
In order to decorate a cake of this caliber you will have to plan a little bit ahead.
But you do not need a single special tool except for the gingerbread cookie cutters for the people of course!
Do yourself a favor and get started about a week ahead of time!
My recipe for gingerbread dough is the best for cut outs and houses because it doesn’t spread
The cookies are soft and chewy on the inside but very sturdy on the outside
Watch the YouTube video to see exactly how I made each component of this cake!
Ice Skating Pond is completely optional but total adorable!
WATCH THE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS CAKE!
Gingerbread Village Cake
This is an epic building on recipes project! So pick your favorite cake recipe, filling & icing & then get those gingerbread people & houses into the oven!
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 Recipe Gingerbread Cake
For the Filling & Icing
- 1 Recipe Buttercream
For the Agar Pond
- ¼ teaspoon Powdered Agar
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- blue food color as needed
For the People & Houses
- 1 Recipe Gingerbread Dough
- 1 Recipe Royal Icing
Instructions
- First prepare the gingerbread dough recipe (advance preparation is recommended up to a week to get your people & houses cut out, baked & decorated before building the cake)
- Next prepare the cake recipe of your choice or follow the Gingerbread Cake recipe that I used
- Prepare your favorite buttercream recipe & build your cake as you like
- Decorate as shown in the video or create your own unique designs!
- For the Agar Pond: Combine the agar, water, sugar & food color together in a small sauce pot & bring to a boil over high heat stirring constantly Once it boils allow it to cool to tepid, but not so it is starting to set, then pour a small amount into the "pond" section of your cake
Video
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