You’ve baked your gingerbread house to perfection and let it cool down and now you’re ready for the really fun part.

Or the really torturous part. It can go both ways… A bit like The Block – Gingerbread Style. Channel 9 execs, if you’re listening, I’ve got the rights and I’m willing to sell…

The first thing you’ll need is a bucketload of royal icing. This is your cement and it’s the one thing that will make or break your gingerbread house fortunes.