INGREDIENTS
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Ingredients
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2 cups shortening
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2 cups Imperial Sugar® / Dixie Crystals® Granulated Sugar
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2 cups molasses
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4 eggs
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10 cups all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons ground ginger
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2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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2 teaspoons salt
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2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
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2 teaspoons ground cloves
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1/2 cup crushed Jolly Rancher hard candies
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Black shoestring licorice
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1-1/2 teaspoons water
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Red paste food coloring
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New paintbrush
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ROYAL ICING:
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1 package (2 pounds) confectioners' sugar
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6 tablespoons meringue powder
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12 to 14 tablespoons water
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6 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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Cardboard cake board (at least 14-in. x 10-in.)
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DECORATIONS:
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Green and red paste food coloring, corn syrup, ice cream sugar cones, green sprinkles, cornflakes, Rolo candies and flaked coconut