Gingerbread mini houses

To make our oh-so-cute gingerbread houses featured in the December issue of Candis you’ll need to download this template.

You should have enough dough to make 10 houses.

For the gingerbread

100g unsalted butter
75g treacle
75g golden syrup
75g dark brown soft sugar
450g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1⁄2 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of ground nutmeg
pinch of ground black pepper
1 large egg yolk
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

For the assembly and decoration

500g All-in-one Royal Icing
4-5 tbsp water
sprinkles and white sanding sugar

See your December 2013 issue for instructions to make these dainty delights