December... and Christmas !!!

caysa wrote:Did you know that all the cake decorations, even the candy on the roof, can be put onto the pieces BEFORE they go in the oven???

Only thing, that you can't bake is the icing, that must be put on afterwords

I had no idea
I've no experience in cake decoration, but I don't think that here this type of decorations exist

They construction bits are baked...... and now hardening on the kitchen table.
Maybe we can assemble it tonight....... That is - IF I can keep the dogs away from the kitchen

Like I said you, chain them, it keeps them away

Here is the gingerbread church now. It did not come out as good as I hope but it will do .
I had to assamble it on my own as Juha is working very late every evening and I needed my kitchen table back
You really nedd at least 4 hands to do it, so many parts and the melted sugar is sooooo hot....

caysa wrote:Here is the gingerbread church now. It did not come out as good as I hope but it will do .
I had to assamble it on my own as Juha is working very late every evening and I needed my kitchen table back
You really nedd at least 4 hands to do it, so many parts and the melted sugar is sooooo hot....

its so nice...can you send it to competition?

caysa wrote:Here is the gingerbread church now.

I am not sending this one to any competition!!! No way!
Some earlier ones are much better

It looks very beautiful and tastes probably good too, can we come and it

It might be good now, but you cant eat it yet - only a few weeks after Christmas, and then it is NOT so good anymore

caysa wrote:I am not sending this one to any competition!!! No way!
Some earlier ones are much better

please,show these earlies to us too

This is made by the same pattern but the dough was slightly different I think and also Juha was helping, so it is more straight.
I like this one more
But it is sucj a big job to make them - whatever come out of is has to be good enough

nice!,yes here is more "window"with light , but i like last patterns too!!

It's beautiful Caysa...no matter what you may think. If I were to make one, there would be a lump of dough, baked hard on the board with a dollup of icing on top and maybe a cherry!

Admin wrote:It's beautiful Caysa...no matter what you may think. If I were to make one, there would be a lump of dough, baked hard on the board with a dollup of icing on top and maybe a cherry!

You laugh at my Christmas mountain gingerbread lump?!?

(hee hee)

Admin wrote:You laugh at my Christmas mountain gingerbread lump?!?

(hee hee)

No no, how do you think THAT?????
It is beautiful!!!

caysa wrote:

Admin wrote:You laugh at my Christmas mountain gingerbread lump?!?

(hee hee)

No no, how do you think THAT?????
It is beautiful!!!

Nyam-nyam!

Ophiophagus wrote:

caysa wrote:

Admin wrote:You laugh at my Christmas mountain gingerbread lump?!?

(hee hee)

No no, how do you think THAT?????
It is beautiful!!!

Nyam-nyam!

You have big honour to make it

This is what we are trying to do:




Start by filling buckets with cold water.




Leave some space for the water to expand when it freezes.




Take the buckets outside.




I just did that... now we must WAIT... until the ice is about 1,5 - 2 cm thick.....

wow, i look forward to the results already

Me too

caysa wrote:Me too

so do I, and what as soon as it is frozen????

You will see..... I will take pictures when they are ready
You can use smaller containers too, of course. They just have to be shaped so that you can tip the lantern out. You can do it in your freezer even!
I saw that even Holland is having a bit of frost in the upcoming days. You could make a small lantern in your freezer and then put it outside when it's ready??
Maybe something like this? Big enough to hold a candle inside without it touching the walls.

How far is the ice thing

caysa wrote:

It's soooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!!!!

I like this one more than the one you say

This looks more like an old church in an old village

Awwww thanks!! Well this one looks cool in the dark with the lights inside. I use a tiny light chain - I think it has 15 lamps.

OK, the ice lanterns..... I was too hasty to try the first one last night - when I tipped it over it broke . So be patient!! The ice on the top in the bucket freezes the most. It can be fairly thick and still it is easy to knock a hole in the other end.
This morning I took a bucket inside. I like to use a plastic washbowl when I tip the bucket over but it is not necessary.
Then I shower the bucket for a short while to get it off. At the same time the bottom of the lantern melts flat too. It becomes uneven when it freezes.




Now its time to knock the hole. It is easy. I use a hammer but almost anything will do it.




Then tip out the water



And take it outside and put a candle in. VOILA!

that is so cool and I love your church too

Awwww, Thanks Anna