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Gingerbread Star Wars Window Displays

Every year, baker Rachel Klemek advertises her wares through a deliciously ingenious marketing campaign – she fills the window displays of her bakeries with themed gingerbread creations. Last year, she honored the release of the new Star Wars movie, Rogue One – A Star Wars Story with a display of gingerbread AT-ATs (All Terrain-Armored Transports) trudging across the planet Hoth. The gingerbread is baked by Klemek and the staff at Blackmarket Bakery, using her secret recipe that she says is sturdier than regular gingerbread.

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