The art of huge confectionary constructions has arrived in Texas, as a giant gingerbread house has broken a world record.
Coming in at 35.8 million calories and covering an area of 2,520 square feet, or nearly the size of a tennis court, the 21-foot high gingerbread house in Bryan, Texas has been declared the biggest ever by Guinness World Records.
The house, with an edible exterior mounted over a wooden frame, was built by the Traditions Club near Texas A&M University to help raise money for a trauma center at the regional St. Joseph’s Hospital.
The recipe is simple. Mix 820 kg of butter, 1,327 kg of brown sugar, 7,200 eggs, 3,266 kg all-purpose flour, 31 kg ground ginger and a few other ingredients, bake and form into panels for mounting.
The edible and aromatic panels, icing and candy were mounted over the wooden frame and have so far stood up to the Texas sun as well as a few storms.
The only problem faced by the makers are the town bees who have been coming over, getting so much sugar and stumbling around like they are drunk.
