“We used the same batter for all of it but added green or red dye for certain parts of the house,” Verhoeven said. and it took 150 sheet pans of cookie dough to cover the roof and another 100 to cover each side. He said the gingerbread was baked on sheet pans that measured 18-in. Other edible accents include windows made of tinted sugar “glass” and sills made of Belgian chocolate.
Verhoeven said the team added items as they went along to make it look even sweeter such as candy kisses, chocolate chip cookies and candy canes. Chief Marketing Officer Marty Moore spearheaded the whimsical design.įour pastry chefs, including Jean Marie Verhoeven, used 832 pounds of gingerbread dough and 600 pounds of frosting to cover the 400 square foot house. SCR’s facilities department started building the internal framework in mid-October after the idea was presented by CEO John James. It took about five weeks from conversation to completion to get the house ready. Along its unique Gingerbread Lane, guests are greeted at every turn with oversized cookie cutouts that boast fun facts about the centerpiece of the display: a 22-foot tall gingerbread house. With its official unveiling during Thanksgiving week, Soboba Casino Resort began sharing a special holiday treat with visitors.
