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Harry Potter: Hogwarts made from gingerbread

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Terry made his gingerbread Hogwarts in the run up to Christmas, spending a whopping 60 hours on it!

Hogwarts models in cardboard.Image source, Terry Hartill
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To begin with, he made a cardboard model of his design to work out which pieces he would need to make it.

Tins.Image source, Terry Hartill
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He then deconstructed all the cardboard and had special tins made to create his gingerbread towers and turrets.

Gingerbread shapesImage source, Terry Hartill
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After cutting all the shapes out, they're ready to bake - but he needed to be really careful, they can break very easily!

Starting to take shape.Image source, Terry Hartill
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Piece by piece the famous castle started to take shape.

Hogwarts.Image source, Terry Hartill
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He even made a textured base to show the rocky ground the wizarding school is built on.

Hogwarts.Image source, Terry Hartill
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Terry was asked to make the castle for an event before Christmas, but it was cancelled due to coronavirus.

Hogwarts in gingerbread.Image source, Terry Hartill
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But he's now planning to remake it all over again - this time in ceramic rather than gingerbread. Magic!