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Gingerbread Decorating Party with Gluten-Free Gingerbread Pudding Cake

December 1, 2017 By Chandice | 74 Comments | Updated November 26, 2019

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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. 

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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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 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 50 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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Parties, gatherings, gorgeous food and ESPECIALLY holidays with my people are what make my heart pitter patter. Having a place to share our favorite traditions, recipes and celebrations is very important to me. I live each day with unapologetic, authentic happiness and hope to help others do the same. More About Chandice

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  1. Rust says

    January 1, 2018 at 3:07 am

    I like get togethers where we exchange gifts and everyone brings a dish.

    Reply
  2. Elicia p says

    January 1, 2018 at 2:22 am

    We get together (the girls of the family) and make pierogies for Christmas Eve dinner. I look forward to it every year.

    Reply
  3. Saundra Bowers says

    December 31, 2017 at 9:56 pm

    My favorite is a sugar cookie bar where the kids decorate their own cookies with frosting and toppings.

    Reply
  4. Erin M says

    December 31, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    An ornament decorating tree trimming party.

    Reply
  5. Kately says

    December 31, 2017 at 1:57 pm

    A cookie decorating party over a potluck luncheon is always fun!

    Reply
  6. Jillian Too says

    December 31, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    I love letting people decorate their own Christmas cookies at the party.

    Reply
  7. heather says

    December 30, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    My favorite holiday party idea is the ugly sweater one that sound like fun.

    Reply
  8. Tina W says

    December 30, 2017 at 7:08 am

    We once did a 12 Days of Christmas theme party, including things like 5 Golden Rings (onion rings with dipping sauce) and Six Geese a Laying (deviled eggs)

    Reply
  9. laura bernard says

    December 30, 2017 at 1:00 am

    Elf on the shelf themed party!

    Reply
  10. Lindsay A. says

    December 30, 2017 at 12:19 am

    I like ideas that involve an activity – such as cookie decoration, or perhaps assembling bags with essentials to take to a homeless shelter or food bank.

    Reply
  11. Sarah Hayes says

    December 28, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    I love when everyone brings their favorite kind of cookies for others to try.

    Reply
  12. Stafford says

    December 28, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    I love holiday cookie parties. So fun and so many good treats to discover.

    Reply
  13. Kelly m says

    December 28, 2017 at 1:00 am

    Potlucks with everyone sharing their favorite dishes!

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