Martha Stewart's Gingerbread Downton Abbey Will Blow Your Mind

Updated on Dec 25, 2014 at 11:15 AM

Leave it to craft and culinary goddess Martha Stewart 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. 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

The Trailer

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Rolling Out the Dough

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Cutting the Walls

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Pouring the Windows

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Decorating

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Gluing the Windows

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Assembling the Abbey

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Securing the Estate

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Martha (Looking Fabulous, as Usual)

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Martha Stewart's Gingerbread Downton Abbey Will Blow Your Mind

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

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