Gingerbread Bake-off 2025 November 9, 2025

We went to see the fourth annual Gingerbread Bake-off at the Museum of the City of New York this week. The Museum invites professional and amateur bakers from across the five boroughs to design edible creations that celebrate the city’s iconic places, buildings, and spirit—rendered entirely in gingerbread. The theme, “Iconic New York,” invites bakers to reimagine a building, place, or thing that represents the heart of their neighborhood, community, or borough. From brownstones and bridges to bodegas and ballparks, no symbol of New York is too big—or too sweet—to tackle. This fun exhibit is on through January 19, 2026. If you are a gingerbread fan here are my montages from the three other contests. From 2024 – from 2023 and from the first contest in 2022. I have to say that the competition gets more exciting each year. I was particularly taken with this year’s creativity. Have I mentioned that I hate the smell of gingerbread?