Gingerbread houses first originated in Germany in the 1800's supposedly popularised by the Hansel and Gretal fairy tale.
Inspired by the story,German bakers began to craft small houses from spiced honey biscuits.These became popular during Christmas and is now a tradition that has spread around the world. Each country has its own distinctive style and flavour.
Did you know the word "gingerbread" derives from the old French word "gingerbras" meaning "preserved ginger".
Making your own gingerbread house and creating a Christmas tradition has never been easier to do with our version of this delicious treat.
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Welcome to our society, The Cake Society. Here we celebrate family, creativity, and community, and enjoy developing our beautiful baking mixes for homes all over New Zealand. These boxes help create fun family experiences, are a beautiful gift, and make a great little treat for everyone. Each pack has the dry ingredients needed to bring out the joy of baking, and successfully create goodies you can be proud to share with everyone. From our market stalls in Arrowtown we have learnt a lot over the last few years of selling our popular cake and Biscuit mixes. We have developed a well-loved range of delicious creations you can make at home. High quality ingredients with no nasties, sustainable packaging, and simple...
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