Bedazzled with Holiday Sweets, Gingerbread Jeep® Rolls into Lobby of The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain

The pastry chefs of The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain have emerged from a marathon (250-hour) culinary session which has resulted in the creation of a colorful – and exceptionally sugary – interpretation of a desert four-wheel-drive scene complete with gingerbread, chocolate, icing and holiday candy components.

The life-size scene features gingerbread tiles and frosting placed on an actual #Jeep vehicle, enhanced by hundreds of vibrantly colored candy and other sweets. The decorated Jeep is surrounded by a desert garden landscape crafted with fondant and candy and incorporating chocolate javelinas and other critters including a tortoise and coyote. As for the featured desert setting… the surrounding sand is actually made with crushed graham crackers. The scene itself counts 500 pounds of candy and 1,000 gingerbread tiles among its ingredients.

This life-size labor of love and over-the-top creativity is ready for public viewing at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, located in Marana, Arizona just north of Tucson. Visitors will have the chance to enjoy not only this edible eye candy, but also a warm holiday welcome from Ranger Ainsley, the yellow lab. Ainsley is the official lobby greeter for The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain – and he has been presented with his very own gingerbread doghouse to enjoy as his personal shelter for the holiday season. Unless he eats it first.

WHAT:   A Life-Size Holiday #Jeep and “Off-Roading in the Enchanted Sonoran Desert” 4WD Scene Adorned with Freshly Made Gingerbread, Fondant and Holiday Sweets

WHEN:   Now until December 30, 2019

WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort Lobby 

                15000 North Secret Springs Drive, Marana, AZ 85658

For resort information, call 1-520-572-3000, visit the website at https://www.ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain or engage online directly at https://www.facebook.com/ritzcarltondovemountain or https://www.instagram.com/ritzcarltondovemountain. Room reservations may be made online or at 1-800-241-3333.

About The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain

The recently transformed and enhanced Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain is situated in Marana, Arizona, north of Tucson and south of Phoenix. Highlights of the high Sonoran Desert luxury destination include three swimming pools, one with a 235-foot water slide and splash pad, multiple dining outlets including Arizona’s top-ranked CORE Kitchen & Wine Bar and Cayton’s Burger Bistro, the ultimate Five Star Spa complete with its own infinity pool and tanning island, adjacency to The Golf Club at Dove Mountain and The Gallery Golf Club, and the acclaimed Ritz Kids and Dove Mountain Rangers programs, presenting children’s adventure, cultural and nature days inspired by the flora, fauna and unparalleled Southwestern heritage of the region.

To engage directly with the resort, go to www.ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain, visit https://www.facebook.com/ritzcarltondovemountain or https://www.instagram.com/ritzcarltondovemountain, or call +1-520-572-3000