Other editions of book The Magic of Gingerbread

An award-winning pastry artist shares her secrets for creating classic gingerbread houses and a bounty of other gingerbread whimsies, including a gingerbread space rocket, robot, and chess set!Includes 16 beautiful projects for bakers of all ages and skill levels.Provides step-by-step instructions for making the perfect gingerbread, creating and coloring icing, and putting them together for fun edible art pieces to display and enjoy all year long.Every recipe is paired with beautiful full-color photos, including progress photos for ease of understanding.Pastry and decorating tips and techniques are also provided.Hardcover.176 pages.8-1/4 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches high.A pastry artist based in Ottawa, Canada, author and photographer Catherine Beddall is a two-time winner of the CMHC/Habitat for Humanity's gingerbread house competition in Ottawa, and 2011 winner of the Canadian Gingerbread House Championship. She runs her own business, and she is a pastry arts instructor at Algonquin College.