Use the royal icing to glue three vanilla wafers to each side of the gingerbread house.
Drizzle icing over top of the wafers and in front of the house. Sprinkle the flaked coconut over top to make it look like snow.
How to Decorate a Gingerbread House - Easy Gingerbread House Decorating Ideas
By Stephanie Gallagher, About.com
Decorate the Base of the Gingerbread House
Add Vanilla Wafers to the Base
Stephanie Gallagher
If you want to decorate the base, get your cardboard cake board, and cover it with aluminum foil. Place the gingerbread house (including its small cardboard base) on top of this larger base.
Index: How to Decorate a Gingerbread House - Easy Gingerbread House Decorating Ideas
- A Pre-Assembled Kit Is the Easiest Way to Make a Gingerbread House
- Choosing the Candy to Decorate Your Gingerbread House
- Make the Royal Icing
- Pipe the Icing on Top of Your Gingerbread House
- Add More Layers of Candy to Decorate the Gingerbread House
- Decorate the Gingerbread House Roof Edges
- Decorate the Front and Sides of the Gingerbread House
- Decorate the Base of the Gingerbread House
- Add a Sleigh to the Base of the Gingerbread House
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