Customer Reviews

Wilton Prebaked Gingerbread Cottage

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is honestly the worst, most difficult, and messiest gingerbread house kit I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with. The kids will probably have a good time.... if they're 2. Honestly, stay away. The frosting has a very bitter taste, and make your own frosting. Gross. Yeah, a good product if your a professional cake decorator that wants to decorate the smallest gingerbread house ever. Honestly, it's a joke of a product. Deserves a zero.

If it were a real house, this structure would have been condemned! I suppose, given there were instructions on how to repair damage, I should not have been surprised when three of the six pieces of this gingerbread house came severely damaged. It did make for an entertaining few days as we struggled to get the pieces to remain intact once they were repaired, even calling upon my son-in-law who is a contractor to help shore up the collapsing house. But I'll never buy one of these kits again - think I'll stick with using graham crackers. I will say, though, that the amount of icing was more than adequate and the candy plentiful.

I ordered five gingerbread houses for our Special Events Committee to use as decoration at our annual employee Christmas party. We each took a house and gave it our own touch. Some took them home to decorate with their children, some did not. The results were unanimous - everyone loved it! All of the products arrived intact, and the instructions were very clear. I liked them so much I ordered five of my own to give as gifts. We would order again in a heartbeat! Just make sure that when making the frosting to make it the consistency of "thick toothpaste."

I bought my kit at Walmart. The pieces were broken and I had to throw the whole mess in the trash and buy a different brand of gingerbread house to decorate. Save yourself a headache and avoid this one. If I could give it a zero, I would.

I ordered 4 houses...3 of them where fine but one arrived broken. Other than that it was a fun activity.