Christmas is coming and gingerbread houses are now available to pre-order.
You may also notice our new additions this year;
Our GIANT Gingerbread Man
to include personalised text and gift wrapping service. Great for a stocking filler or secret santa present.
Keep an eye out –
THE GHOSTS ARE ABOUT!
Ghost Halloween Cookies are available for a limited time only.
Available to collect in Seaford or to send via post to spook your friends and family
This year’s Christmas Gingerbread Showstopper goes to…..
The Grand Hotel Brighton
I have been partaking in a mentoring scheme with Alan White, head chef at the Grand Brighton. When Alan asked me to work on the decoration for the Christmas Cake topper, there was really only one thing I could make!
Built by John Whichcord Junior in 1864, The Grand Brighton is an iconic luxury independent hotel standing center stage on the on Brighton Seafront. It has recently undergone and full facade restoration so what better way to celebrate than by recreating through gingerbread!
Not knowing how large the Christmas cake would be, I built the structure in four sections. As with all bespoke designs, this was first designed on paper, laminated and then used as the cutting template.
Each gingerbread piece is cut before baking. Once cooled, I iced each piece individually before constructing into the 3D sections.
The Gingerbread Hotel has been put out on display for Christmas residents to guess the weight of the cake for a chance to win!
Our Luxury Gingerbread Houses are available in a variety of designs, completely bespoke to each individuals requests.
They make lovely gifts, centerpieces, raffle items and corporate event pieces available in a variety of themes to suit every occasion.
Christmas, Halloween, House-warming, Birthdays and more!
This design comes on a 12inch base
Bespoke detailing includes;
Client Testimonial:
Alicia got in contact with me from a company called BlueRubicon requesting a luxury Gingerbread House for a client event. She didn’t really have any specific requests on decoration, just that it be particularly colourful!
“Charlotte helped us turn around a beautiful luxury gingerbread house for a client event in less than 48 hours! She came to the rescue and delivered over and above our expectations with an incredible result, complete with lights and little gingerbread people as well – the icing on the cake!”
Our bespoke gingerbread houses are modelled on real life buildings to create the perfect display centerpiece to your Christmas table. All 100% Edible with your favourite candy exterior and inner LED lighting! No preservatives are used in the making and the highest quality ingredients used.
This particular design was a replica model of a North London house.
My client Michelle, wished to surprise her friend with a personalized design of her house for her Christmas table.
She provided me with three photographs; two of the property front and one the back. She wanted the detailing of the front door wreath, trees, a chocolate button roof, edible windows with inner LED lights and anything else that was particularly festive!
STEP ONE: Template Design
We decided to go for base size of 18 x 24 inches to create a suitable centerpiece size display and room for fine detailing.
As with any good building project, we start off with a blue print/ design template.
The time for this is usually one day, dependent on the complexity of design.
STEP TWO: The Finer Details
In this instance we had swirly trees – made from fudge pieces and green icing, a front door wreath from toffee and icing, some toffee reindeer and a toffee back garden table.
STEP THREE: Baking
Always the messy part of the procedure with Golden Syrup spreading everywhere! This part is fairly messy so no photos were taken of the actual baking – but here are all the pieces once baked!
STEP FOUR: Decoration
Fine Icing Details for windows and exterior panelling. Fiddly with accuracy required, time consuming but totally worth it!
STEP FIVE: CONSTRUCTION
This is where I must become the most patient. The icing takes a while to set firmly so each piece must be stable before adding a secondary piece/ structure. You can see below I have threaded the LED lights throughout the building with the operational switch accessible through an open door at the back. I have also added a fudge support pillar for the heaviest roofing panel.
I REI allow a whole day for the entire structure to set firmly before delivery. Packaging includes and cellophane wrap, giant bow and personalised label.
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Hey, I’m Charlotte – head baker and owner of Charlotte’s Sweet Treats.
I’m based in Newhaven, East Sussex and have been making biscuits and cakes for years for friends and family. I set up officially in October 2024 and have been popping up at local events around Sussex ever since! Gingerbread is my seasonal specialty with the odd celebration cake.
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