Haunted Gingerbread House

Name: Haunted Gingerbread House
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 serving Green apple sour belts; 1 serving Candy corn in assorted flavors; 1 serving Liquid food coloring in red, yellow, green, and blue; 1 serving Gummy spiders; 454 grams Royal icing or 1 vanilla frosting; 1 serving Black licorice laces; 1 serving Marshmallow ghosts; 1 serving Sugar candy bats (also called dextrose candy bats)

Need a gluten free and dairy free dessert? Haunted Gingerbread House could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe serves 1. One serving contains 2127 calories, 0g of protein, and 74g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up apple belts, licorice laces, sugar candy bats, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Christmas event.

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Place 1/2 cup icing in small bowl and tint purple (see Decorating Tips).

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Icing

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Bowl

Place 1/2 cup icing in small bowl and tint green (see Decorating tips).

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Icing

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Bowl

Place 1/4 cup icing in small bowl and tint orange (see Decorating tips).

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Orange

Icing

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Using small offset spatula or knife, spread purple icing in thin, even layer on roof.

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Spread

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Cut black licorice laces into shorter pieces, then arrange in crisscross pattern on right side of roof to create spiderweb. Gently press into icing to secure. Arrange gummy spiders on roof, gently pressing to secure. Arrange candy corn along seam where left and right sides of roof meet. Arrange candy corn in three vertical lines on left side of roof.

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Black Licorice

Candy Corn

Gummies

Icing

Using small offset spatula or knife, spread green icing in thin, even layer on base of house. Arrange green apple sour belts around base of house to form grass.

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Green Apple

Base

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Using small offset spatula or knife, spread small dollop of orange icing on bottom of one Mellocreme pumpkin, then place in front of house. Repeat with additional pumpkins if desired.

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Pumpkin

Orange

Spread

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Using small offset spatula or knife, spread white icing in thin, even layer across surface of door. Gently press sugar candy bats onto door.

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Candy

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Sugar

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Place small dollop of white icing on 1 sugar bat and attach to left side of roof. Repeat as desired.

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Icing

Sugar

Using small offset spatula or knife, spread small dollop of white icing on marshmallow ghost then gently press it onto front of house.

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Marshmallows

Spread

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Using small offset spatula or knife, spread thin line of orange icing along seam where roof meets front of house. Arrange candy corn along seam, gently pressing to secure.

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Candy Corn

Orange

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Arrange candy corn along sides and back of house to form fence. If necessary, secure with additional icing.

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Candy Corn

Icing

Continue adding candy as desired.

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Candy

To tint royal icing or purchased frosting, add a few drops of food coloring and stir thoroughly.

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Food Color

Frosting

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Add and stir in more food coloring, one drop at a time, until desired color is achieved. To create purple, use drops of red and blue food coloring. To create orange, use drops of red and yellow.

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Orange