Exciting news y’all! I started a new Facebook group called “Gingerbread Tips & Tricks“. I’m starting a YouTube channel, so I wanted a way to share my tutorials with other gingerbread lovers. If you want to learn new techniques and connect with other gingerbread people, join my group!
Today’s tutorial is “How to Make White Gingerbread”. I’m in a few groups on Facebook that are gingerbread related and the topic of white gingerbread has come up on numerous occasions, so I thought it was time to make a post!
From what I can tell, there are a few different techniques that people use to get white gingerbread. This is just one of the many, but it is my favorite, because it’s so easy.
Ingredients & Materials:
Gingerbread (discover your perfect recipe here)
Vodka (I buy the super cheap stuff)
Paint Brush
Bowl (I love these little silicone pinch bowls)
Step 1: Bake your gingerbread. This method is essentially a painting method. So you do need to have your gingerbread already made. In this case, I used a cookie cutter to cut a few circles of gingerbread that I baked specifically for this tutorial.
Additional note: A few of my gingerbread friends suggested that putting the titanium dioxide into the gingerbread mix when making it is also a good method. I have not tried this method but will be doing so soon!
Step 2: Scoop a bit of titanium dioxide into your bowl.
The amount to use depends on the coverage you need. This little scoop was more than enough to cover a small round piece of gingerbread.
Step 3: Add vodka to the bowl.
I like to buy the super cheap vodka and put it into a small plastic spritz bottle. It makes it super easy to control the amount of vodka you’re adding and you won’t get any weird stares from friends and family that come over and see a bottle of $4 vodka sitting out on your counter (I mean… to each his own, but not my choice of beverage)
Step 4: Mix the titanium dioxide and vodka together to create a paste. You want it to be thick but not clumpy. Clumps will cause streaky spots that won’t dry properly and will be hard to cover with another layer. Too thin and it will be streaky with not enough coverage.
Step 5: Use the paintbrush to paint the surface of the gingerbread.
Step 6: Let it dry. If it cracks at all, or you aren’t happy with the coverage, just add another layer. I’d give it about 20 minutes before adding additional layers. If your paint mix starts to dry and crack in the bowl, just add a spritz of vodka, and mix and it will bring it right back to life for more painting.
That’s all there is to it! I used this method on my most recent gingerbread project: a nutcracker rocking horse.
If you’re looking for a more textured white gingerbread, you can use the same method on uncooked gingerbread.
Use the same mix and apply it to the gingerbread before you cook it.
One layer is great in this situation if you want something a little aged looking.
Bake the gingerbread just like you would any other piece, and you get a cool cracked, aged gingerbread appearance. This would be great as the side of a barn! I feel a project in my future!
I want to see your white gingerbread creations! Join the Gingerbread Tips & Tricks Facebook group and post your project photos for the community to see. Let us know what worked for you, what didn’t. I want to hear from you!
Please also enjoy this new YouTube video I created for this method!
Other Gingerbread Posts:
Gingerbread Reindeer Playing Poker
Gingerbread House Construction Tips
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