About 3,550 pounds of royal icing, 700 pounds of candy and 600 pounds of dough will be used to create the world record gingerbread village, according to The Associated Press.
Manhattan chef Jon Lovitch, who already holds the Guinness record for the world's largest collection of gingerbread houses, will build a gingerbread village complete with houses, trees, a skating rink, a hotel and even an underground subway station, the AP reported.
Lovitch said his"kitchen and dining room look like Betty Crocker came in and went psychedelic," due to the gingerbread prep, according to the AP. "It's pretty insane," he added.
The gingerbread village is going to be a 2.5-ton, 480-square-foot village he designed, baked and built, the AP reported.
"I'm challenging myself, but I'd welcome other challenges if someone else in the world is doing this!" Lovitch said Thursday at the New York Hall of Science, according to the AP.
On Friday, the gingerbread village will be opened to the public for the first time and includes about 900 houses, which will be protected by plexiglass, the AP reported.
"My village is designed to look like 'the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse," Lovitch said, according to the AP.
Every ingredient in the gingerbread village is edible, but it's not meant to be eaten, the AP reported.
On Jan. 11, the GingerBread Lane will be dismantled and given away on a first-come, first-served basis, plus to children with special needs, according to the AP.
