PHOTOS: Woman Bakes Entire Block of Brooklyn Brownstone Homes Out of Gingerbread

NYC may have <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-york-runs-out-of-brownstone/">run out of brownstone</a> but that doesn't mean we can't substitute it with something more abundant and certainly more delicious - gingerbread! Meticulously crafted to have all the charm of the real thing, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/gingerbread-brooklyn-entire-block-of-tasty-edible-brownstones-will-be-auctioned-off-for-charity/">"Gingerbread Brooklyn"</a> is an entire block of edible brownstone and other kinds of homes baked up by chef Renee Baumann and friends to be auctioned off to benefit <a href="http://www.cityharvest.org/">City Harvest</a>. We recently had the pleasure of visiting this miniature architectural wonder at <a href="http://www.61local.com/">61 Local</a> and were enchanted by its details - from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-woman-bakes-entire-block-of-brooklyn-brownstone-homes-out-of-gingerbread/gingerbread-brooklyn-23/">sugar-glass windows that really light up</a> to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-woman-bakes-entire-block-of-brooklyn-brownstone-homes-out-of-gingerbread/gingerbread-brooklyn-23/">tiny fire escapes made of spicy cookie</a>. Click through <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-woman-bakes-entire-block-of-brooklyn-brownstone-homes-out-of-gingerbread/gingerbread-brooklyn-23/">our gallery</a> to see them all for yourself.

Gingerbread Brooklyn was dreamed up by <a href="http://kitchentablescraps.com/">Ms. Baumann</a> as a way to raise money for City Harvest while doing what she loves best - baking.

The edible display features wonderful details like fanlight windows made of sugar that can be seen over doorways in real Brooklyn homes.

The windows even light up!

You might also recognize these iconic stoops that are the envy of all New Yorkers.

This door even has some festive holiday decor that seems to be made out of rosemary.

Renee is no stranger to cookie architecture.

Last year, she created a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-how-to-make-a-gingerbread-brooklyn-brownstone/">single gingerbread brownstone</a> which was so well-received that she decided to attempt an entire block of edible homes this year.

Some of the homes in the display look more like regular apartment buildings and even have tiny fire escapes.

Despite the size of the buildings and the medium used, the architectural details have been preserved.

A little corner window like the kind you might see on a real Brooklyn block.

A mini red door glows deliciously.

Little logs line the front of the iced "sidewalk" in front of this apartment.

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Don't forget to click through our gallery to see all of the miniature wonders Gingerbread Brooklyn holds, or go see it for yourself at <a href="http://www.61local.com/">61 Local</a> in, of course, Brooklyn.

If you're interested in making your own version (perhaps a Gingerbread Queens?), check out Renee's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-how-to-make-a-gingerbread-brooklyn-brownstone/">DIY tutorial here</a>.