BIGGEST Gingerbread Man In The World?? | Holiday Baking Ideas | How To Cake It with Yolanda Gampp

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

decorative icing

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: store-bought frosting

Dark chocolate adds richness with less sugar.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

Bake 20 pounds of gingerbread cake in two large rectangular pans.

Layer each cake into two and trim the caramelization off one long side of each cake.

Use a template to cut around the shape of a gingerbread man.

Soak the cake layers with simple syrup.

Spread a layer of italian meringue buttercream on the cake.

Break up ginger snack cookies and add them on top of the buttercream.

Spread ginger orange marmalade on top of the cookies.

Line up the top two layers of cake with the bottom two layers and crumb coat.

Chill the cake after crumb coating.

Ice the gingerbread man with buttercream using a small spatula.

Cover the cake with gingerbread colored fondant, smoothing it down.

Trim the top piece of fondant using the template again.

Roll out more fondant and slide it over the cake using a cake board.

Pipe royal icing details using a clay extruder and white fondant.

Decorate the cake with gumballs for eyes and other features.

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