Sarah Wagner

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[Downtown Cleveland @DowntownCLE]

E 4th Street, gingerbread style!🍪🏙️ Check out this incredible scale model of downtown Cleveland’s iconic E 4th Street, made entirely out of gingerbread!

The model was constructed by Sarah Wagner @swags95, downtown resident, designer, volunteer, & champion.

Absolutely stunning!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@MichaelWaterloo 😭🙏🙏

[fox8news @fox8news]

For Sarah Wagner, baking is just a hobby. But when she draws inspiration from the historical Cleveland architecture she loves, she’s “using both sides of my brain,” she told FOX 8 News. She how she built a local landmark from gingerbread: https://t.co/82tGUCwUbI

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@hotincleveland Thank you!! Haha, not the first time I’ve heard that suggestion! Doing an interior like that would be tricky…we’ll see 👀

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Thanks so much for all the kind words, everyone!! So glad to spread the love for the gems our city has to offer.

Here’s proof that I did make all 4 sides haha. Happy New Year, CLE!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Hey @WestSideMarket I made you out of gingerbread

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@clebagelco @WestSideMarket Omg I’m starstruck, love you guys!! 🥯

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Hey @WestSideMarket I made you out of gingerbread

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@Jesstrivisonno @WestSideMarket I would so love that!! Message me and we can work something out!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Shoutout to @UrbanHerbs at stand E-2 in the market for the ginger and cinnamon!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Miss you already @CleGuardians 💙 please do the ballpark pass again next year!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@PeteMarek @TowerLightsCLE Thanks!! See you around sometime soon I’m sure haha!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Thank you for wanting to display it!! Couldn’t have imagined this happening when I decided to make it, but I’m so glad people will be able to enjoy it!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@braddrinks @TowerLightsCLE The baked cookie in this recipe also gets pretty hard so you can grate down the edges as needed to get them to line up! Def took some trial and error! https://t.co/OSZUXtbyGG

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Hey @TowerLightsCLE I made you out of gingerbread

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@braddrinks @TowerLightsCLE I left a ~2cm border around each piece that I cut out, then chilled again, then baked and trimmed off that border right after pulling out of the oven before the cookie has a chance to harden. I think the chilling + border helps keep the dough from losing shape/spreading.

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@MidlifeMidwife @TowerLightsCLE It might be in the works, I'll let you know!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@braddrinks @TowerLightsCLE I designed the template in Adobe Illustrator, then printed and cut that out of paper and laid it on top of chilled dough, using a pin to punch through the paper to mark window placement. Hogwarts has a LOT of detail and round parts though, that's ambitious even for me 😅

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Well, certainly didn’t see making the news on my 2022 bucket list. Thanks for the love #Cleveland Twitter!!

[WKYC 3News @wkyc]

Cleveland resident creates incredible gingerbread Terminal Tower (@Carmen_OnTv reports) https://t.co/kRk2Q1fvD4

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

Here’s a few closeups – nothing but love for my favorite building in our skyline 💙

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@urbanetics_ Aww thanks Ian!! If I can be 1/10th of the spokesperson for the city that you are I’m on the right track!

[Sarah Wagner @swags95]

@HarkenPatty Thank you!! Too long haha 😅 Between designing the template, making and cutting out the dough, doing some tests, and actual assembly, I think it took between 30-40 hours...I'm not a professional so speed isn't my strong suit!