Sweet skills on display at MATC's Parade of Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses are on display at the Milwaukee Public Market, made by Milwaukee Area Technical students.

Gingerbread houses are on display at the Milwaukee Public Market, made by Milwaukee Area Technical students.

WITH IMPORTANT LOCAL COVERAGE. ALL RIGHT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. GINGERBREAD HOUSES HAVE TAKEN OVER THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MARKET AND THEY’RE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THEY’RE THE CREATIONS OF STUDENTS AT THE MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND 12 NEWS MALLORY ANDERSON SHOWS US THE DELICIOUS ARTWORK. YOU CAN VOTE ON RIGHT NOW. A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD HAS MOVED INTO THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MARKET. MATSYS PARADE OF GINGERBREAD HOUSES IS ON DISPLAY, READY FOR VOTES. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE DETAIL. I MEAN. I MEAN, I BAKED MYSELF AND I’M THINKING THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK. TEN STUDENTS FROM THE BAKING AND PASTRY ARTS PROGRAM HAVE CREATED EVERYTHING FROM MORE TRADITIONAL GINGERBREAD ARCHITECTURE TO FULL ON HOTELS AND EVEN SOME PONDS. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE? I KNOW IT’S HARD TO PICK. PROBABLY. I THOUGHT THE HOUSE OF CARDS IS PRETTY CREATIVE. I THOUGHT SO TOO. A GOOD PLAY ON ONE. YES, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. AND I LOVE THE LOGS, THE STACKED UP LOGS, BUT YEAH, IT’S REALLY HARD TO PICK A FAVORITE. THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT THEM THAT IS JUST REALLY INTERESTING AND CREATIVE. EACH HOUSE IS UP FOR A PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AND THE WISCONSIN BAKING ASSOCIATION WILL JUDGE THE HOUSES AND CHOOSE A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD. THEY COME THROUGH AND THEY GIVE LIKE A VERY STRATEGIC GRADING CRITERIA. SO TO SEE LIKE THE STUDENTS THAT CAN SURPASS THOSE AND LIKE REALLY DO A GOOD JOB AND WIN THOSE PRIZES IS PRETTY AWESOME. AND IT’S NOT JUST BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE LINE FOR THESE STUDENTS. THE MONEY RAISED FROM THE BIDS MADE ON EACH HOUSE WILL THEN GO BACK INTO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BAKING PROGRAM, THE SILENT AUCTION THAT PEOPLE CAN PARTAKE IN GOES ALL TO OUR FOUNDATION, AND THAT HELPS OUT THE BAKING AND PASTRY STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE CULINARY. THE WINNERS WILL BE CROWNED ON TUESDAY WITH THE RESULTS POSTED ON MTC’S WEBSITE AT THE. PUBLIC MARQUETTE. MALLORY ANDERSON. WISN 12 NEWS. I’M LUCKY IF I CAN FROST A CUPCAKE. YOU HAVE UNTIL EIGHT TONIGHT TO VOTE ON YO

Sweet skills on display at MATC's Parade of Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses are on display at the Milwaukee Public Market, made by Milwaukee Area Technical students.

Milwaukee Area Technical students are showing off their impressive skills with a Parade of Gingerbread Houses at the Milwaukee Public Market. The intricate cookie houses, which are up for a public and professional vote, are designed by MATC students in the Baking and Pastry Arts associate degree program. "I was shocked at the detail," said Randy Heite, who noticed the houses on a Friday visit to the Public Market. "I mean, I bake myself, and I'm thinking that is an incredible amount of work."The 10 gingerbread houses are located on the second level of the Milwaukee Public Market. Visitors can take a peek at all of the homes, vote on their favorite, and even make bids to take one home. Proceeds from each house will be used to offer scholarships to students in baking programs through the MATC Foundation Inc."The silent auction that people can partake in all goes to our foundation, and that helps the baking and pastry students, as well as culinary," said Keosha Nelson, Educational Assistant for MATC's Baking and Pastry Department.First, second, and third-place awards will be given to students from judges with the Wisconsin Baking Association. A People’s Choice Award is also up for grabs, which is decided by the public votes. "The Wisconsin Baking Association comes through, and they have a very strategic grading criteria," said Nelson. "So to see the students surpass that and really do a good job, and win those prizes, it's pretty awesome."The public can only vote and bid on houses until Dec. 8 when the market closes at 8 p.m. On Dec. 12, the winners will be crowned and announced online at matc.edu.

MILWAUKEE —

Milwaukee Area Technical students are showing off their impressive skills with a Parade of Gingerbread Houses at the Milwaukee Public Market.

The intricate cookie houses, which are up for a public and professional vote, are designed by MATC students in the Baking and Pastry Arts associate degree program.

"I was shocked at the detail," said Randy Heite, who noticed the houses on a Friday visit to the Public Market. "I mean, I bake myself, and I'm thinking that is an incredible amount of work."

The 10 gingerbread houses are located on the second level of the Milwaukee Public Market. Visitors can take a peek at all of the homes, vote on their favorite, and even make bids to take one home.

Proceeds from each house will be used to offer scholarships to students in baking programs through the MATC Foundation Inc.

"The silent auction that people can partake in all goes to our foundation, and that helps the baking and pastry students, as well as culinary," said Keosha Nelson, Educational Assistant for MATC's Baking and Pastry Department.

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MATC Parade of Gingerbread Houses upstairs at the Milwaukee Public Market. Photo by Timothy J. Evans.

First, second, and third-place awards will be given to students from judges with the Wisconsin Baking Association. A People’s Choice Award is also up for grabs, which is decided by the public votes.

"The Wisconsin Baking Association comes through, and they have a very strategic grading criteria," said Nelson. "So to see the students surpass that and really do a good job, and win those prizes, it's pretty awesome."

The public can only vote and bid on houses until Dec. 8 when the market closes at 8 p.m. On Dec. 12, the winners will be crowned and announced online at matc.edu.

Sweet skills on display at MATC's Parade of Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses are on display at the Milwaukee Public Market, made by Milwaukee Area Technical students.

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