2021 Christmas Gingerbread House Competition

Le Cordon Bleu Australia is excited to announce that entries to our Christmas Gingerbread House Competition are officially OPEN!

Design, create and decorate your own 100% edible gingerbread house, based on the theme of Christmas!

Whether you are dreaming of a white Christmas with an edible, rustic forest cabin, or showcasing the epitome of an Australian Christmas with a bright, coastal-themed gingerbread beach house, the possibilities to your incredible gingerbread creations are endless.

Embrace the Christmas holiday spirit and bring in sweet, confectionery elements to your decor, like piped icing, candy canes, chocolate features, textured biscuits and edible baubles, to detail your gingerbread house and create an edible scene of the season.

One talented, lucky winner will receive an amazing Le Cordon Bleu prize pack full of merchandise, including the ultimate world-famous cookbook, the Chocolate Bible.

Get creative, get hands-on and get festive!

How to enter:

Create an original, 100% edible gingerbread house based on the theme of Christmas. Then enter via Facebook or Instagram as per the steps below:

Instagram:

1. POST a photo of your gingerbread house to Instagram.
2. In the photo, TAG us @lecordonbleuaustralia and use the HASHTAG #lecordonbleuaustralia
3. FOLLOW our Instagram page

Or Facebook:

1. Post a photo of your gingerbread house in the COMMENTS of our Facebook competition post, pinned at the top of our Facebook page
2. LIKE our Facebook page

Judging:

Entries close on 12 December 2021. The gingerbread house must be made entirely of edible materials and the structure of the house (walls, roof, etc.) must be made out of gingerbread.

Tom Milligan, the Technical Director of Le Cordon Bleu Australia will be personally judging all the gingerbread house competition entries based on the following criteria:

• Overall appearance and theme
• Creativity and originality
• Detail and precision

Winner:

One winner will be announced via Instagram and Facebook on Tuesday 14 December 2021. The winner has 48 hours to contact us via direct message on Instagram or Facebook to claim their prize.

Prize:

The lucky winner will receive an amazing prize pack full of Le Cordon Bleu merchandise, plus the ultimate world-famous cookbook, the Chocolate Bible!

Additional details:

• The competition is open to entries worldwide and participants must be 18 years old and over.
• To be eligible to win the prize, you must follow the steps detailed above in ‘How to enter’ by 12 December 2021, 11:59PM ACST.
• The winner is required to contact Le Cordon Bleu Australia through social media within 48 hours of the announcement post on 14 December 2021, in order to claim their prize. The winner will be asked for postage details in order to receive their prize. All communications with personal information are confidential.
• The prize is non-transferable and non-refundable.
• Staff of Le Cordon Bleu Australia are not eligible to win.

• Per Facebook and Instagram rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Facebook or Instagram. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 18+ years of age, release Facebook and Instagram of responsibility, and agree to the Facebook and Instagram terms of use.

For more information, please contact us: australia@cordonbleu.edu