Gingerbread wow!

Culinary Arts students created a gingerbread village made with frosting flowers, candy rooftops, and a variety of sweet treats. Each gingerbread masterpiece started with an idea and blossomed into a culinary delight too sweet to eat.

The houses are the final exam for the Introduction to Baking class taught by Chef Carolyn Blackmon “My students prepared some beautiful gingerbread houses, all while cooking up the sweet and savory dishes for their final banquet,” Blackmon said. “I could not be prouder of every student involved.”

Chef Carolyn Blackmon, with students Basil Rice, Niaya Fuller, Kayla Soccio, Amelia Greentree, Kevyn Rodriguez, Raivan Manning-Moore, Ashliegh Tyson, Takao Sheridan, and Leona Lewis.

TCC’s Culinary Arts program has been donating gingerbread houses during the holidays to support Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters for more than a decade.

Baking students created a tasty array of sweet and savory treats for their final banquet.

Blackmon added, “All of the Culinary Arts instructors pitched in to help and really supported us. It was a great team effort.”