My wife’s family does a gingerbread decorating competition each year. Normally, we do the contest before Christmas, but this year it got pushed to January, and we did it via Zoom.
The contest rules?
The house must be edible
The house must be made within an hour
Elements of the house can be made in advance, but construction cannot begin until the timer is set
The competition’s fierce. There’ve been hobbit holes, a Millennium Falcon, an abominable snow monster—you name it. In the 8 years we’ve done the contest, Janae and I have won just once.
Since this year’s competition happened in January, we went with a Martin Luther King theme. We didn’t win, but I’m proud to say ours was 1) actually made of gingerbread, and 2) the most eaten entry of the bunch (likely because of the Reese’s Pieces).
Here are the year’s other entries. The one of the garage (bottom right) won, in case you’re curious. It’s an inside family joke. 🍪
