Gingerbread House Icing Recipe - I Heart Naptime (2024)

FAQs

What is the best icing for a gingerbread house to buy? ›

Royal icing is the go-to choice for gingerbread house construction because it “glues” your house together.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine egg white with half the powdered sugar. Mix at low speed until sugar disappears into a paste, then gradually sprinkle in the rest. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth and light, about 2 minutes.

It's royal for a reason because royal icing is the king of glues for gingerbread houses. As my go-to choice for edible cement I can't really fault it's versatility and strength. Royal icing for the uninitiated is a mix of egg white and icing sugar.

so with the fake frosting. you are going to need just some wall white spackle. you're going to want to add glitter. white paint and a little bit of flour for consistency.

She recommends using granulated sugar instead of royal icing to hold the walls together. How? Just melt the sugar in a pan over low heat. You want to allow it to turn brown, but make sure not to burn it (otherwise it won't taste so great).

Store Bought Icing

If you are using store-bought frosting, mix approximately 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar per cup of icing. This will help your icing to harden.

Fit Everything Together with Melted Sugar or Royal Icing

The traditional technique is to use icing, such as our Royal Icing (with Meringue Powder). Generations of home bakers have used this tried-and-true method, and it works like a charm and tastes amazing. The second way is to use burnt sugar as your glue.

Royal icing with meringue powder is perfect for a gingerbread house because of its consistency. It dries hard, and fast, making sure that your house won't break or fall apart. It's perfect not just for decorating, but for setting a strong base for your house.

If your kitchen is warm or the temperature is humid, the icing may melt or fall off your gingerbread house. Be careful not to overwhip your icing. Incorporating too much air may make it difficult for the icing to stick to the cookie. Keep any icing covered when not in use to avoid drying.

You can add extra icing to reinforce it, if you feel like you need it, but royal icing is pretty strong. Don't use buttercream for any structural elements. You can make buttercream decorations and attach them to the house after they're dry, but use royal icing for building.

What is the fake icing called? ›

So it's called Deco Frost. and you can buy a tub of it on Amazon. and mix them up for yourself. We like to pipe it like regular icing, but you can also scoop it or even mold it. Quite handy for photoshoots.

Good product - reasonable price. Didn't set too quickly but once set it is quite hard but that's only what I'd expect from Royal Icing. Maybe cutting the cake isn't that easy but it's certainly not too hard to eat.

Buttercream is the most popular type of frosting largely because of its few ingredients and easy application. Classic buttercream requires beating butter into icing sugar until you reach a frosting consistency. It's not possible to over beat this type of frosting, so the longer you beat it, the fluffier it gets.