For the sucrose craftsmen among us, there is no greater Christmas challenge than the nerdy gingerbread house. To make a structure that is simultaneously delicious and true to your beloved culture is a hefty task.
Once you've found that rare Tardis-blue frosting that doesn't taste like chalk, or the right kind of almonds to pave your chocolate creme footpaths, nothing is so satisfying as seeing the Internet praise your work.
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From a lifelike Hobbit hole to the mansion of Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King, these are the kinds of houses that would belong in a museum -- if only they didn't attract so many ants.