My son was too excited to wait until Christmas so we did it for back to school celebration. And we all had so much fun we’re going to use it for Halloween houses

I ordered the kit so that my 11 year old daughter and I could start a new Christmas tradition to pass on to future grandchildren. Plus, how awesome is it to bake a gingerbread house that you can actually eat? it arrived. it was made of high-quality materials! when we read the story. our young miniature golden doodle, Frankie 🐶 was listening. We baked the cakes with Tomte inside of one. my daughter decorated them and we proudly displayed them. much to our surprise… Frankie 🐶 stole one of the cakes and ate the entire thing! we found out later that he had actually eaten the cake with the gnome and now we have no gnome! we would love to order another gnome, please- because it really is a lovely tradition.

Loved this new tradition! Everyone enjoyed decorating and eating together. Ages 5,11,14 and adults had a blast. I used recipe from Cooks Illustrated-Baking Illustrated book and it made 2 perfect houses. Substituting Greek yogurt for the buttermilk was my only switch.

Beautifully made, quality throughout. And a fantastic gingerbread recipe too. Thanks for the start of a new Christmas tradition.

I have always loved the book The Tomte Cake which I actually have a signed copy of from 2022! Super good book and have enjoyed for 3+ years!

-Luka

I used boxed cake and I followed the directions about tomte getting sprayed & floured but he still stuck to the roof! I was able to use the remains of cake topper to piece it together but it got challenging when it came to frosting. I think I’ll just have to try a couple more times to nail down the technique. Kids LOVED it. Made 4 cakes with one pan and included grandparents. Great family activity. Everything’s well made and I loved that it comes in a nice sturdy box you can keep all the parts organized & stored in.

Great story and cake project for kids. Gingerbread houses baked up as described. Just one thing- filling the mold two inches from the top made the houses a little short. I filled the third one a little higher and the batter rose to the perfect height. Can’t wait to decorate with the kids!

This year I decided to put together an advent calendar that included activities for each day of December. I loved that the Tomte cake took up 2 days (baking and decorating/eating) and my 4 year old was so thrilled on each day. The recipe for the ginger cake is DELICIOUS especially with a simple cream cheese frosting! The quality of the pans and of Tomte are excellent and you can tell these will last a long time. The book is so lovely and we've read it many times already this season.
I can't wait to continue this tradition in the future and see all the joy it brings to our family.

Our family of 6 decorated cakes and welcomed this fun new tradition into our lives this year. It was great fun for all of us, ages 2-42. Our one concern is that the delicious cakes are too big to eat in a single setting and we didn’t find a great way to save them without drying them out. It’s too tasty to waste it!

This was an excellent product, our entire family enjoyed it. Our 6 kids range from 1-12 and they each had a great time making them. I would love to be able to buy extra pans so it doesn't take 4 hours to make enough cakes for our family. We did learn that Tomte should be tucked into the batter rather than stuck in all the way otherwise he will sink to the bottom(top) of your house. The frosting was really good, as were the cakes, and while his for days after, they're best the day of. My kids said it was like a really incredible zucchini cake flavor.

We absolutely loved this whole experience. We read the book with our 2.5 yr old for a full week and she carried around her little Tomte figurine (which is not supposed to be a toy, I know). Then we made the cake and the frosting (from the Tome recipe) and it. Was. So. Good. It was so fun and easy to decorate (we bought a frosting bag and tips from Michael’s) and the houses looked absolutely beautiful and adorable. I was looking for something to replace gross hard tack gingerbread houses and this was definitely it. So glad I bought two sets before they sold out bc my niece joined us in the decorating and she’s going to be so happy to get this for Christmas.

I was worried that the cake wouldn't come out of the pan, but it came out perfectly! We could tell which house had Tomte in it, as he sunk to the bottom and his hat was peaking through. We did coat him with oil and flour to help prevent that, but🤷‍♀️ The recipe was delicious, especially with whipped cream and berries. I much preferred this house to the store bought kits that we just throw away. I made extra and gave them as a sweet treat to friends, and they loved them!

We love our new Tradition! This is our second year making the Tomte cakes. The kids couldn't wait to make them. We opted to make carrot cake this year which was an excellent choice. Tomte always seems to sink to the roof no matter what, even if we grease him and coat in flour. Next year we are going to stick him in when the cake is almost done lol this has been a fun and wonderful tradition to do with the family (Even though my kids are sore losers and meltdown if they don't find Tomte in their cake lol)

Adorable gift set and new tradition. We love cakes and sweets, so this book and cake set was the perfect addition to our family traditions.

Love this tradition! The book and illustrations are excellent, too. My 3 year old is so excited! My only suggestion is to offer a cake recipe in the inside cover of the book or something.