![]() – Large pretzels (approximately 1 foot long) and spiral pretzels When house is set, transfer to a cake plate or serving board and sprinkle over powdered sugar "snow.Who needs a Gingerbread House when you can engineer a log cabin instead! Check out my latest project. Allow house to dry completely overnight.Press in confetti sprinkles onto wreath (Image 3). Adhere wreath just above the front door using royal icing. Lightly coat the circle with water and sprinkle over green sanding sugar (Image 2). Cut a 3-inch round piece of chocolate fondant, and then cut out a 1 1/2-inch circle from the center using the large end of a piping tip or a bottle cap (Image 1).Press dragees into the fondant on either door panel as "doorknobs." Serrate with a knife and divide into two doors with a deep indentation (Image 4). Cut a 2x2-inch square of chocolate fondant and adhere it just below the peak of the roof using royal icing (Image 3).Adhere the door to the pretzel facade using a dab of royal icing (Image 2). Press a dragee into the piece to one side for a "doorknob" (Image 1). Cut a 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 piece of chocolate fondant that has been rolled to 1/4-inch thickness, and serrate with a toothpick or the back of a knife.Use the back of a knife to make lines in the fondant mimicking planks/boards. Adhere pieces with dabs of royal icing just underneath the pretzel pieces (Image 5). Cut long strips of chocolate fondant in matching lengths and striate with a toothpick or the back of a knife (Image 4). Adhere two long pretzel rods on the edge of the roof at one front end of the house using royal icing (Image 3).Repeat process on sides and back of the house. Press cut pretzels into the royal icing (Image 2). Cover front piece with royal icing using an offset spatula. Measure pretzel rods against the front of the house and cut to size with a sharp knife (Image 1).If the pieces don't adhere naturally, use a dab of water on the underside of the shingle before attaching it. Attach the pieces to the roof beginning at the bottom edge and working upward (Image 5). Serrate each piece with a toothpick or the back of a knife (Image 4). ![]()
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