American Profile's feature piece on Deni Cole (circa 2002) includes a wealth of ideas and advice for building wonderful, award-winning gingerbread. Try using rye flour for color and texture. Cut the dough with a pizza wheel. Create stained glass windows with red Lifesavers and yellow Hall's cough drops. Drip cinnamon oil down an inside wall for extra scent.
Deni Cole has won first, second and third prizes over the years in the National Gingerbread Competition at the Grove Park Inn in Ashville, NC. Her houses have been featured on Good Morning, America, as well as in Southern Living magazine. They are spectacular! Be sure to visit her website, which is packed with photos.
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