Cadbury Dairy Milk Christmas Chocolate House Kit 840g

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As we found with John Lewis' pre-made icing, the icing in this kit was runny and didn't hold the pieces together very securely.

As a team of chocolate lovers we thought this kit might steer us away from gingerbread forever, but that wasn't quite the case. Our verdict: We think this delightful gingerbread house kit is sure to putyou in a funChristmassy mood.It was by some way our favourite overall, especially in terms of appearance. The experience of decorating the house was intricate and took us a while, but we found it rewarding and were very pleased with the result. There's a brilliant variety of decorations included that come in all colours, shapes and sizes.Our verdict:Although it wasn't the most straightforward to build compared to the other gingerbread house kits we tested, we loved how it looked and it was definitely the tastiest. Our verdict:It certainly looks impressive on the box, but we struggled to create anything half as nice.

There were a few issues with this kit. We found the icing runny and difficult to use when constructing this house. There are plastic clips included for holding the base in place, but the wall pieces still leant inwards and we'd put that down to the weak cement. Our verdict:We had a bit of a disaster building this gingerbread campervan, and were disappointed with the kit overall. Similar to the Biscuiteers gingerbread house kit, the house pieces are blank. You're probably best off planning how you want to decorate the house before starting out. But if your gingerbread is more of a blank slate, it can be a challenge to picture what to do with your icing. There are grooves baked into the roof and walls of this house, which are handy guidelines for easy decoration.However, as you start to run low the tube takes a lot of squeezing. Our hands were cramping up towards the end. MELT the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl at 50% POWER. Begin with 20 second bursts then reduce to shorter bursts as the chocolate melts, stirring well periodically. Only heat until 75% of the chocolate has melted.

The gingerbread house pieces in this kit are smooth and plain, so there's no indication of how you might go about decorating it. The instructions advise that you draw your design fully before starting so you know exactly what you're going to be doing with your piping bag. REPEAT to form both sides of the house. Shape house so corners area as square as possible. Allow a few minutes to stand. Some of the simpler gingerbread house kits aimed at younger audiences tend to have handy templates and grooves pre-baked onto the gingerbread to help guide you as you decorate. We liked the flavour when we tasted it, but we found the texture dense and chewy. If experience and appearance is more important to you than eating the gingerbread, we think this is the best kit you can buy. We thought even professional bakers might get fed up with building this gingerbread house, though. You're instructed to hold the house pieces together in place for 15 minutes on several occasions, which we think takes some of the fun out of the activity.The decoration didn't disappoint, either. We found it fun and easy with plenty of fun grooves baked into the walls and roof of the house to help guide you. You're also instructed to cut one of the pieces yourself with a knife, which is a task that could destroy your house before you've had the chance to build it. If you think you might run out of pre-made icing, store it away for another baking day and make a large, fresh batch of your own. However, we thought there wasn't quite enough icing to really go to town on the decoration. We'd recommend keeping the pre-made icing for another baking day and making a big batch of your own to ensure you don't run out. Contains: Gingerbread house pieces, 2x gingerbread biscuits, pre-made icing, 3x bags of sweets, plastic base.