Leave it to craft and culinary goddess Martha Stewart [1] to make our ultimate holiday dreams come true. Martha has taken our favorite seasonal treat — gingerbread — and elevated it by re-creating the hallowed halls of Downton Abbey to celebrate the show's return for a fifth season in January [2]. Even the cooks of Downton couldn't master such a grand creation (sorry, Mrs. Patmore)! Keep reading to see how Martha went about creating this truly epic edible structure.

Source: Mike Krautter / Martha Stewart [3]

The Trailer

Rolling Out the Dough

Cutting the Walls

Pouring the Windows

Decorating

Gluing the Windows

Assembling the Abbey

Securing the Estate

Martha (Looking Fabulous, as Usual)

The Finished Estate

Assembly Time-Lapse