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Bakers create replicas of iconic New York buildings using gingerbread

Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in gingerbread, Empire State Building in gingerbread, Wonder Wheel in gingerbread

Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in gingerbread, Empire State Building in gingerbread, Wonder Wheel in gingerbread

The Big Apple just got a little sweeter.

Bakers across the five boroughs have used gingerbread to create replicas of iconic New York buildings, from Macy’s to the Dakota to Rockefeller Plaza.

His works will be exhibited in the exhibition of the Museum of the City of New York.Gingerbread NYC: Great Borough BakingIt starts on Nov. 8 — but The Post has an exclusive sneak peek at the candy city.

It took Maria Sieber 110 hours to create a gingerbread version of the Empire State Building. Michael NagleIt took Maria Sieber 110 hours to create a gingerbread version of the Empire State Building. Michael Nagle

It took Maria Sieber 110 hours to create a gingerbread version of the Empire State Building. Michael Nagle

Judges from major NYC dessert spots, including the CEO of Magnolia Bakery and the owner of Amy’s Bread, along with a curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, selected 20 bakers, both professional and amateur, to compete from a pool of 60 applicants.

It took midtowner Maria Sieber 110 hours to create a gingerbread version of the Empire State Building with a fondant King Kong and Spider-Man on top.

Sieber, a Venezuelan native who owns the online bakery Cray Cray for cakesHe said he chose the building because “I’ve had this in my life since I started working in the city in 2005, even visiting New York for vacation.”

For the sugary version of Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel, Susanna Caliendo used 500 gum sticks, plus 12 pounds of gingerbread dough and eight pounds of icing to make the flooring.

Long Island native, owner Something SugaryHe partnered with Mario DiBiase of Sotto Voce restaurant in Park Slope to build the famous Ferris wheel.

The ambitious project, decorated with characters from the 1964 Christmas classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” took two weeks to make, he said.

500 pieces of gum were used to create the base of the Wonder Wheel. Michael Nagle500 pieces of gum were used to create the base of the Wonder Wheel. Michael Nagle

500 pieces of gum were used to create the base of the Wonder Wheel. Michael Nagle

“Between the two of us, it’s probably around 100 hours, including storyboards, foam mold mock-up, patterns, and then the actual baking, decorating, and assembly,” he explained.

Michael Wolfe of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, decided to build a gingerbread replica of the 1929 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, which until 2009 was the tallest building in the borough at 152 feet.

The Ohio native used 13 pounds of flour, nine cups of sugar, 18 eggs and 1,000 grams of powdered sugar in the baking process.

One thousand grams of powdered sugar were used to create this sweet version of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. Michael NagleOne thousand grams of powdered sugar were used to create this sweet version of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. Michael Nagle

One thousand grams of powdered sugar were used to create this sweet version of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. Michael Nagle

“Two large boxes of Rice Krispies and four 10-ounce bags of marshmallows were used to add the interior support,” he explained.

Wolfe said no one helped him with this massive undertaking, which took a month to complete.

“No, I wish!” he joked.