A Sad Christmas Gingerbread House Because F%*K Tradition And F&*K Christmas

Get in the Christmas spirit with my Christmas Gingerbread High Rise Tower of Terror. Unfortunately I don't have a recipe for dangerous cladding, so if you need one, just ask one of the many corrupt building firms that have blighted 10s of thousands of lives - if you can find them. Maybe you could find some ready made on Amazon. After all, they sell everything - from useless tat to social collapse. I don't have an affiliate link.

Christmas biscuit recipe:

350g all purpose flour
150g caster sugar although normal sugar is fine too
200g cold cubed butter
quarter teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
An optional pinch of clove, cardamom and nutmeg
1 teaspoon lemon zest
60ml or 4 tablespoons orange juice

Bake at 140 degrees Celsius fan setting (285F) for 20-25 minutes and then leave in the turned off oven for 20 minutes to crisp up.

This amount of dough will generally fill 2 standard oven trays and will make a LOT of Christmas cookies. Simply half the recipe to make it more manageable.

Chocolate Royal Icing recipe:

2 egg whites
1 tablespoon of unsweetened chocolate powder
4 tablespoons icing sugar

Look for a very thick consistency that holds its shape when drizzled. Add more icing sugar if it's not thick enough.

Chocolate cake recipe:    • Everyone says this 5kg MONSTER is the best...  

Enjoy!

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