The Emerald City is made of gingerbread tubes of various sizes. The apple tree is made from a Rice Krispie treat that was molded into a face and then covered in chocolate. Toto and the ruby slippers are fondant. The rainbow is baked gingerbread covered with rainbow licorice. This house is completely edible. Everything is gingerbread or candy.
It was donated to a "family in need" as part of the Operation Santa Claus program run by the Department of Social Services in Los Angeles.