Lebkuchen Backmischung, 500 g

Few aromas are as inseparably linked to the pre-Christmas season as freshly baked Gingerbread – warm, spiced, fragrant with ginger and cinnamon, and a classic in every shape. In Switzerland, Gingerbread isn't just for Christmas – it's also an integral part of the St. Nicholas tradition on 6 December. Classic Gingerbread as a companion to St. Nicholas, Gingerbread houses as festive table decorations, Gingerbread cookies in stars, fir trees and bells – Gingerbread is tradition, anticipation and a piece of Christmas magic you can bake, decorate and give as a gift. The Gingerbread baking mix from FunCakes makes this experience as easy as possible. Based on a traditional American recipe, it already contains all the dry ingredients – wheat flour, sugar, wheat starch, ginger, cinnamon and caramel sugar – in the right blend and in the right proportions. All you need to add: 1 egg, 60 g butter and 60 ml water. The result is a firm, aromatic Gingerbread dough that is easy to work with, cuts out cleanly and delivers an even, golden-brown result when baked. The typical Gingerbread scent – ginger, cinnamon, lightly caramel and deeply spiced – fills the entire kitchen while baking and turns every Christmas baking session into an experience for all the senses.

All ingredients should be at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C). Knead the 500 g baking mix with 1 egg (50 g), 60 g butter and 60 ml water into a firm dough – the dough should be smooth but not sticky. Then leave the dough to rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour. This step is crucial: chilled dough is much easier to roll out and cut, without sticking or tearing. Roll out on a floured work surface to approx. 3 mm thickness. For classic Gingerbread and Gingerbread cookies, use any cookie cutters you like – stars, fir trees, Gingerbread men or other Christmas motifs. For a Gingerbread house, cut the individual pieces – front and back wall, side walls, roof, doors and windows – directly from the rolled-out dough. Bake the pieces in the centre of the oven for approx. 12 minutes until golden brown and leave to cool completely – only then decorate, as icing melts on Gingerbread that is still warm and decorations won't adhere cleanly. Once cooled, the most creative part begins – decorating. With Royal icing you can freely paint and decorate all shapes – simply fill into a Piping bag and apply as desired. Coloured Royal icing creates vibrant details: white for snow, red for hats, green for fir trees. Cake icing or sugar glaze is ideal for an even, glossy coating. Edible Glitter, Sugar pearls, Sprinkle decor or Sugar decoration figures add extra colourful accents. For the Gingerbread house, glue the cooled pieces together with Royal icing, dust with icing sugar as snow and decorate as desired with Sugar decoration, chocolate and edible Glitter – creating an atmospheric Christmas decoration that makes the festive table a real eye-catcher.

Home-baked Gingerbread is one of the most beautiful Christmas gifts – because it shows time, heart and creativity. Classic Gingerbread and Gingerbread cookies can be beautifully packaged after decorating – in Transparent bags, with a ribbon and a small card – and make a wonderful impression on St. Nicholas Day, under the Christmas tree or as a treat to bring to the Christmas party. The mix is also ideal for baking with children – simply mix, knead, roll out, cut, bake and decorate – and the most wonderful baking of the year can begin.

Gingerbread houses that adorn the festive table. Classic Gingerbread given as gifts on St. Nicholas Day. Gingerbread cookies in stars, fir trees and bells, shining on the Christmas plate. It all starts with the right dough – and the Gingerbread baking mix from FunCakes delivers it. Simple to prepare, convincing in the result and unmistakably Christmassy in aroma. Knead, chill, roll out, cut, bake, decorate – that's all it takes for a piece of homemade Christmas. Enjoy the Advent season!