Ingredients
1 gingerbread house, undecorated
16 oz vanilla frosting, or Royal icing, divided
red food coloring, liquid
yellow food coloring, liquid
green food coloring, liquid
blue food coloring, liquid
licorice laces, black
gummy spiders
candy corn, assorted flavors
sour belts, green apple flavor
mellowcreme pumpkins
sugar candy bats, or dextrose candy bats
marshmallow ghosts, (See Recipe Notes for this)
Preparation
Put ½ cup of icing each in 2 different bowls.
Add a few drops of purple food coloring in one bowl; and the other with green.
Put ¼ cup of icing in another bowl and add a few drops of orange food coloring.
Spread a layer of the purple icing on the roof.
Place the black licorice laces in a criss-cross style across parts of the roof to make spider webs out of them. Gently press into the icing to secure properly.
Press the gummy spiders gently onto the roof.
Gently press candy corn all around the roof edges.
Spread the green icing in a thin, even layer on the base of the house.
Put the green apple sour belts on the base of the house to make the grass.
Spread a small dollop of orange icing on the bottom of one Mellowcreme pumpkin, then place it in front of the house.
Repeat with additional pumpkins if desired.
Spread white icing across the surface of the door.
Gently press the sugar candy bats onto the door.
Stick the candy corn around the whole house to create a fence.
Enjoy the Halloween season with your haunted gingerbread house!
