Gingerbread is a traditional delicacy that always entertains us during the winter holiday season. It’s a long-established dessert since 2400 B.C. that leaves you with a finished frosting-covered masterpiece and nostalgic memories in the process. Gumdrops, candy canes, and sugar galore! But everyone’s so creative! Let’s take a look around the world to find some genius gingerbread inventors!
- Smallest Gingerbread House In The World!
(from CNN travel)
This is the smallest gingerbread house in the world, and we are not kidding! This thing is 1/10th of a single hair follicle and is 20,000 times as small as a regular store bought gingerbread piece! It was created by a Canadian researcher named Travis Casagrande from McMaster University in Ontario. Although it’s still made of silicon and not real gingerbread, it’s still a magical sight to see! (unless you don’t have a microscope!)
2.The Largest Gingerbread House In The World!
Wow! Can you believe that this masterpiece was actually made of gingerbread? This beast is held at the Texas Tradition’s Club in Bryan, Texas on a plot of land near the clubhouse. This delicious monstrosity would come to 35.8 million calories and 2520 square feet. That’s a ton of gingerbread!
- The Most Expensive Gingerbread House In The World!
This is not your typical gingerbread house for $9.99 at your local Ralphs! Actually it’s more like ￡6.3 million pounds worth! Created by a very talented British food artist and inlaid with diamonds! What a holiday centerpiece!
Now it’s your turn. What can you create? Here are some kits that may help.
Best Gingerbread Kits
- The Best Tasting: King Arthur Gingerbread Cake Mix and Duet House Pan Set
- The Best for Kids: Dylan’s Candy Bar Candy Cabin Gingerbread House
- The Best for a Unique House: Craft Cooking Kits Woodland Mid-Century Modern Gingerbread House
(from the kitchn)
These are quite some masterpieces! Check out some of those gingerbread kits to see if you can beat those groundbreaking records! Leave a comment or a picture of your amazing gingerbread creation on what you like most about making gingerbread houses and have a happy holiday!
Reuters Staff. “With Nearly a Ton of Butter, Texas Gingerbread House Sets Record.” Reuters, 6 Dec. 2013, www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/with-nearly-a-ton-of-butter-texas-gingerbread-house-sets-record-idUSBRE9B50YR/.
Knific, Melissa. “I Tried 12 Gingerbread House Kits — These Are the 3 Worth Buying.” Kitchn, The Kitchn, 25 Nov. 2022, www.thekitchn.com/best-gingerbread-house-kits-23458975. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
Andrew, Scottie. “A Canadian Researcher Built What Might Be the World’s Tiniest Gingerbread House – Just 1/10th of a Hair in Length.” CNN, 19 Dec. 2019, www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/world/smallest-gingerbread-house-canada-scn-trnd/index.html. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
