This delicious display at the Ritz-Carlton Charlotte is the hotel’s  first annual environmentally-friendly, all-organic Gingerbread House.  Standing 10 feet high by 14 feet wide, the architect-designed Green Gingerbread House is created by Chef Jon Farace and the culinary and engineering teams of the Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. The structure is built by Jonathan Gellman of Skyward Builders, with construction supervised by The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte’s Dan Spiegel, LEED® AP.

The gingerbread house is made up of:

• 350 pounds of organic white, brown and confectioner’s
• 70 pounds of organic egg whites
• 300 pounds of organic bread flour
• 100 organic eggs
• 24 pounds of molasses
• Four pounds of salt
• Four pounds of baking soda
• 120 pounds of shortening
• 24 ounces of cinnamon
• Two gallons of organic milk
• Eight ounces each of nutmeg, allspice and cloves
• Nine ounces of ginger

Sadly, as of now it’s only on display (and not for snacking on) in the hotel’s lobby.