Decorating

Once all the pieces were baked, we could start some assembly. But first, loads and loads of icing to be made...

Assembly is the fun bit. You just use the icing as mortar and start putting the pieces together. One word of caution though. Since the baked pieces warp when they grow, its advisable to cut them to straight edges to ease fixing them together. I was hesitant about using a serrated knife as the recipe says, because I thought the gingerbread would be a biscuity type. But it turns out it cuts pretty nicely and you get a clean straight edge. 

Here are some photos of the assembly and decorating process. I think we did quite well...