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    Home » Recipes » Entertaining » Gingerbread Decorating Party with Gluten-Free Gingerbread Pudding Cake

    Gingerbread Decorating Party with Gluten-Free Gingerbread Pudding Cake

    Published: Dec 1, 2017 · Modified: Nov 26, 2019 by Chandice · This post may contain affiliate links · 74 Comments

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    This gingerbread decorating party is sure to give all your guests more holiday spirit. It is full of fun and easy ideas to make your own gingerbread houses and so much more!

    This gingerbread decorating party is sure to give all your guests more holiday spirit. It is full of fun and easy ideas to make your own gingerbread houses and so much more!

    Whether for the kids or a girls night out, this gingerbread decorating party is full of holiday fun for everyone.

    We are SO excited to kick off our annual 25 Days of Giveaways with this gingerbread decorating party featuring one of our favorite brands, Glutino. PLUS, we get to giveaway this incredible $300+ prize that includes Le Creuset! Come back each day through the 25th of December for a new and exciting giveaway and brand feature. This is our most anticipated event each year and we are so excited to have you a part of it.

    This gingerbread decorating party ended up being the perfect birthday party for our little lady. She loved having her friends over and building gingerbread houses with them. Everything was themed for the holidays and was surprisingly easy to bring together in a whimsically fun way. The kids had a blast!

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    When everyone walked in, I also wanted it to be very clear what the theme was. I had a big chalkboard sign that said, gingerbread spice and everything nice that’s what Christmas is made of.

    Next to the chalkboard sign was a mini 4 foot flocked Christmas tree adorned with gingerbread ornaments and signs. The plush gingerbread men even smelled like gingerbread which the kids love. 

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    We included some spatulas and measuring spoons on the tree as well. A little chefs hat was the perfect topper for this sweet tree. We put a beautiful red tree skirt under it and delicious little lunches for each child in white bags.

    Each bag also had a gingerbread cookie cutter tied to it. The stickers on the front of each bag are from LoraleeLewis.com. That is also where her darling invitations came from. I knew I just had to have them! After all, she did such a fantastic job on our witches night out Halloween party invitations. 

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    I thought about making our delicious gluten-free gingerbread pancakes or our gluten-free gingerbread men cookies but decided instead to keep it simple. Boy, am I glad I did. At 8 months pregnant, this was more than enough for me to put together.

    Red glitter trees and this darling gingerbread baking co sign from Grey Dot Co made the perfect table decor. And of course what would a gingerbread decorating party be without some sort of big gingerbread house of the table right? We found this beautiful one from Hobby lobby and it made the perfect addition.

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    We hope you all have a very happy holiday and enjoy re-creating this party for your own family!Gingerbread Decorating Party and Holiday Get Together | holiday party ideas | holiday party for kids | kids christmas party ideas | christmas parties for kids | gingerbread themed party | themed christmas party ideas | gluten free christmas || This Vivacious Life #christmasparty #kidschristmas #gingerbreadGingerbread Decorating Party and Holiday Get Together | holiday party ideas | holiday party for kids | kids christmas party ideas | christmas parties for kids | gingerbread themed party | themed christmas party ideas | gluten free christmas || This Vivacious Life #christmasparty #kidschristmas #gingerbread Gingerbread Decorating Party and Holiday Get Together | holiday party ideas | holiday party for kids | kids christmas party ideas | christmas parties for kids | gingerbread themed party | themed christmas party ideas | gluten free christmas || This Vivacious Life #christmasparty #kidschristmas #gingerbread Gingerbread Decorating Party and Holiday Get Together | holiday party ideas | holiday party for kids | kids christmas party ideas | christmas parties for kids | gingerbread themed party | themed christmas party ideas | gluten free christmas || This Vivacious Life #christmasparty #kidschristmas #gingerbread

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    Gluten-Free Gingerbread Pudding Cake

    This gingerbread decorating party is sure to give all your guests more holiday spirit. It is full of fun and easy ideas to make your own gingerbread houses and so much more! PLUS gingerbread sticky toffee pudding cake gluten-free.
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    This pudding turns out so ooey, gooey and full of rich molasses flavor. It's perfect made in a heavy bottom pan.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 40 minutes mins
    Total Time: 50 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: gingerbread pudding cake, gluten free gingerbread cake, gluten free gingerbread pudding
    Servings: 10 servings
    Calories: 278kcal
    Author: Chandice Probst

    Ingredients

    • 1/4 C butter softened
    • 1/2 C brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 tsp. vanilla
    • 1/2 C molasses
    • 1 C water
    • 1 1/2 C gluten-free all purpose flour Glutino works great
    • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
    • 1 tsp. allspice
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • TOPPING
    • 8 T brown sugar
    • 3/4 cup hot water
    • 1/4 cup butter melted

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    • In a stand mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until combined
    • Add egg and beat until incorporated
    • Add vanilla, molasses and water and mix well
    • Add the flour, baking soda, allspice and salt
    • Pour into greased 3-4 quart dish
    • Sprinkle batter with brown sugar
    • Combine hot water and melted butter in another bowl and pour over brown sugar (be sure not to stir it)
    • Cook at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until edges begin to get slightly crispy but center is still a bit gooey but cooked
    • Best served warm with vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream

    Nutrition

    Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 261mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1.7mg

     

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    *Thank you to Glutino for sponsoring this post. I was provided with monetary and product compensation. All opinions are my own.

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    Comments

    1. Sean C says

      December 27, 2017 at 1:54 am

      I love a Secret Santa party best.

      Reply
    2. Alina says

      December 27, 2017 at 1:41 am

      White Elephant party for me.

      Reply
    3. Tamra H says

      December 26, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      The Glutino Gluten Free Spinach & Feta Pizza looks delicious!

      Reply
    4. Kim Henrichs says

      December 25, 2017 at 1:59 pm

      I love a hot cocoa bar!

      Reply
    5. Karen D says

      December 23, 2017 at 8:22 pm

      Yankee swap is popular around here.

      Reply
    6. Cheryl says

      December 22, 2017 at 7:10 pm

      My favorite holiday party idea is a Hot Chocolate Bar.

      Reply
    7. Cheryl says

      December 22, 2017 at 6:58 pm

      I’d most like to try Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Crispy Cookie Thins.

      Reply
    8. Dana Rodriguez says

      December 19, 2017 at 6:53 pm

      I like having a white elephant party!

      Reply
    9. Kim Ledford-Burley says

      December 16, 2017 at 2:32 am

      I like to premix my holiday beverages prior to guests arriving .

      Reply
    10. HS says

      December 15, 2017 at 6:53 pm

      My favorite is baking party, friends and family get together baking holiday cakes and cookies.

      Reply
    11. Natalie says

      December 15, 2017 at 1:54 pm

      My favorite holiday party idea is having a holiday cookie taste testing competition!

      Reply
    12. Cheryl B says

      December 14, 2017 at 7:19 pm

      Our favorite holiday tip is a pot luck style meal, so many different foods to enjoy.

      Reply
    13. Erin Lane says

      December 11, 2017 at 6:33 pm

      a tea party with a little swap involved, too!

      Reply
    14. Erin says

      December 08, 2017 at 8:09 pm

      I mostly let everyone else plan the parties! I make sure to bring food items that are gluten free so my husband can eat something.

      Reply
    15. Elena says

      December 06, 2017 at 6:19 pm

      My favorite holiday party idea is a gift guess game

      Reply
    16. Starla says

      December 06, 2017 at 3:58 am

      Yum! All of that looks so good! Their pretzels are seriously holy grails of mine. I would love to try the Glutino Cookies- Chocolate Vanilla Creme- they sound perfect!

      Reply
    17. Casey the College Celiac says

      December 06, 2017 at 2:36 am

      A gingerbread house making party!

      Reply
    18. patricia says

      December 05, 2017 at 6:31 pm

      Have a group of ladies in for a Christmas tea

      Reply
    19. Sara Zielinski says

      December 05, 2017 at 6:06 pm

      Favorite holiday party idea is the ugly sweater party.

      Reply
    20. Maqhi says

      December 05, 2017 at 11:53 am

      My favorite is getting together with friends and watching one of the old Christmas movies like Miracle on 34 Street. Then have a gift exchange where everyone brings a gift to exchange with the limit of $1 . It has to be wrapped in the Dollar Tree or grocery bag. Of course food and hot chocolate bar are involved!

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