VW Westfalia Gingerbread (Laser Cut)

Took a bunch of trial-and-error, but we managed to get gingerbread to cut consistently on a 20W diode laser.

• Laser cutter powerful enough to cut the gingerbread
• We used an Atomstack S20 Pro 20W diode laser
• Gingerbread recipe (details below)
• Frosting and candy
• Oven

The real trick is to get the gingerbread thin and precise.

You can use any recipe, but I recommend removing the leavening agents from the recipe. This will keep the baked bread thin and even.

Once mixed up, roll it out to exactly 1/8” and bake until starting to brown.

Once baked it will be close to 1/4”.

Once the sheets are ready, it is time to cut the shapes out on your laser.

Attached are the templates in several formats:

• Lightburn
• SVG
• DX

For my Atomstack S20 Pro, cutting was slow: 2 passes at 3mm/s. However, the results were very nice with clean edges. A more powerful laser would do even better.

You will need some good solid frosting for this step.

And enjoy!