As the holiday season draws closer, Hilary Bothwell turns on her oven, ready to get into the swing of things. The Christchurch confectioner is the founder of The Gingerbread Company, serving up gorgeous Christmas gingerbread houses, which are topped with a dash of snowy sugar frosting for good measure.
Her mum Vicki, who is also her “right-hand lady” in the business, started making gingerbread houses as a family tradition when Hilary was four years old. “Back then it wasn’t that common and I always thought it was sad my friends didn’t have the same tradition,” says Hilary. “As I got older, we tried to outdo ourselves every year and our houses got better and better.”
That creative and competitive spirit has blossomed into The Gingerbread
