The Nob Hill hotel’s culinary team, led by Executive Chef Chad Bayless, constructed the two-story marvel out of more than 8,000 gingerbread bricks and over a ton of icing and candy decor.

A giant gingerbread house created by Bama Dining will ring a few bells with anyone who has visited the University of Alabama campus. A 7-foot-tall gingerbread version of Denny Chimes has been on ...