How do I pack cupcakes for travelling or as gifts?
- If you bring one to me…dont worry about smooshing it… I’m sure I’ll love it. (actually put them in or on a plastic cake lid then put the bottom part on top.)
- I like to get the plastic containers made by Glad or Ziplock that are about 9 x 13 and 2 inches deep. One of those will hold 15 or more cupcakes and is fairly rigid-sided. And cheap enough that you can give it away as part of the gift. Just make sure that the coconut is fairly thick so that the icing does not stick to the top of container.
- extra wide, but short drinking glass with a lid.
stick toothpicks into the cupcake, bracing it so the toothpicks prevent the cupcake from touching the sides of the glass from any angle.
icing and shredded coconut will help hide the tiny toothpick holes in the cupcake.
good luck. - They have conatainers at Micaels/AC Moore that are made to hold cupcakes. You can also switch out the inside for it to hold a sheet cake. It comes with a secured top and handles. If that’s not possible, put them in a large tupperware bin so they’re tightly packed and can’t move. Good Luck!
- Well I have these special containers called cup-a-cake! I got them from gooseberry patch and I just love them! They are designed for lunchboxes, but I’m sure you can use them for this. You can buy them on they catalog’s website.
- How are you planning on traveling? By car or aircraft?
There are several ways I could see doing this and having a ok outcome.
Buy or reuse a chunk of styrofoam about 1 inch in thickness. Cut it to fit inside a tupperwear container use a cupcake liner and trace around it several times on the foam spaced apart well. Cut with a knife or exacto and place each cupcake in the newly created cupcake insert. Another option is to do this same thing only with cardboard instead. (like the drying rack you make out of the easter egg dye box)
The nice thing about this is that you can wrap your cupcake holder in pretty wrapping paper so it looks festive, or paint it with water based paint for a little extra wow. Think chocolate cupcakes, with white coconut set on red paper for contrast.
You can also make a origami box to put them in with thick paper http://www.wackykids.org/origami_box.htm or little origami boxes for each cup cake and but that in a large box.
And the final option is something like they use for comercial cupcakes, just a simple plastic container. (Buy some cookies that are marked down to get one, scrub the lable off of it or make your own lable to cover it, but if you go this route, put some red or gold doilies on the bottom of it to make it look pretty and extra special! A sprig of plasic holly leaf under a bright bow on top makes it a pretty holiday gift.
Finally you might think about putting the coconut on after you get where you are going in order to keep it on the cupcake and not all over the container, and if you are traveling by air check with the TSA website to make sure that frosting can be carried on board. If not you will have to check the frosting and coconut and frost them at your destination.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/p…
It shoudn’t be a problem, but I would hate to see them tossed because of frosting. - You can go to Michale’s craft supply , they have boxes that you can pack the cupcakes in really does the job..
If not you can get a deep tray line the cup cakes in and make a foil dome cover…
Also your nearest supermarket may have a convenient cup cake rubber maid carrier…
I love cup cakes they are so much fun …and easy to prepare ho[e this helps~~ - put them back in the muffin tin you cooked them in and turn another tin over on top. wait... open that back up, pipe the frosting on them, and sprinkle with coconut. now cover with the other tin. use bulldog clips (those black metal things with the silver "handles" on them) to hold everything tight. make sure you have a knife (plastic is good) to help take them out.
- Several stores sell carrying cases for cupcakes. I've seen them in Bed, Bath & Beyond, Walmart, A.C. Moore, Michael's Crafts, Kohls, everywhere! I think it's one of the greatest inventions ever - I use mine ALL the time! The one I have comes with a cupcake tin to bake them in. Then you can add another tier to it with a plastic carrier and then snap the lid on over the two tiers to secure them. It's wonderful! Good luck!
Here's a link to the one I have - http://www.lnt.com/sm-onieda-24-cupcake-...
- For traveling put them back into cupcake pans and over-wrap lightly with foil so frosting doesn't stick too bad. A gift box of cupcakes, separated by tissue paper, would be attractive and adequately separated.. I'll await your call with time and place. OOPS! Wife says no! Merry Christmas!
- I recently saw this contraption while browsing Crate & Barrel....
- My godmom is actually a baker (whiskiebits.com. She has some really exotic and yummy flavors =]). However, her cupcakes are relatively small in size so she can fit them into empty egg cartons. Depending on how big your cupcakes are, empty egg cartons are a REALLY good idea. =] My godmom has her own Whiskie Bits boxes and she lines them with egg cartons that she’s cut up (about 6 holes each) and this is how she packs them to go at a bake sale.
If your cupcakes are kind of big, get a large container that’s relatively deep and just pack them in sort of close to each other to prevent much too much movement. Usually, if my godmom’s doing weddings, she’ll line these large containers with egg cartons too. - At Bed Bath and Beyond they have these single cupcake containers. They were less than $2.00They are shaped like a cupcake. Or for large amounts of cupcakes they make cake carriers with cupcake inserts.
- They sell tin cake pans with lids in all sizes perfect for traveling or gift giving at food stores. They are inexpensive and some are decorated for holidays.
- You should be able to find small plastic containers made to house cupcakes safely, and the plastic will be secure enough so they dont smash and the cupcakes will still be pretty and yummy (dont forget to send one this way)
- I pack four lunches a day and my kids love cupcakes so I have come up with some interesting ways to pack them for lunches that may help with your “travel” needs.
First, do not put the icing on the top. Instead slice the cupcake’s muffin top off and put a layer of frosting just under it. Replace the top and put it in a Ziploc baggie. The icing does not get all over and tastes just as good. Not as pretty however.
Second, and this is the little ones favorite. Instead of frosting it yourself just pop the cupcake into a Ziploc baggie. Use another baggie - snack size if you have it - to put the icing in. Kids can rip off a tiny corner of the icing baggie and use it as a decorating/piping bag and ice their own. (you might want to let them try this at home once dirst so that they are not clueless the first time at school.) You can put the coconut or for an extra special treat add a few sprinkles to the baggie with the cupcake in it (the sprinkles will not stick to the cupcake without the icing.). After the cupcake is iced, the kiddo will add the sprinkles.
- Tupperware makes a Rectangular Cake Taker that safely transports any single/double layer cake 9″ x 13″ or, if you flip over the bottom there are recessed holders for up to 18 cupcakes. Has sealer top also. A little pricey but worth it if you bake a lot and considering Tupperware is practically indestructible — $44.00. Call :
- I recently had to transport cupcakes and didn’t want to go out and buy one of the plastic containers. I also knew that leaving them in the original tin which I baked them in would ruin the frosting so I ended up using a 9″ x 12″ baking pan and just covered the top with foil. The 15 cupcakes got there undamaged.
- My local cupcake store has different size boxes (like donut boxes) that hold from 2 up to 12. They put a dollop of frosting on the bottom of the box and put the cupcake directly on the dollop. This keeps it from sliding. Then they take parchment paper and fold it and use these as protectors between each cupcake (mainly to keep different types from touching each other). I have traveled up to 3 hours with a box of cupcakes in the car and they were perfect when I arrived.
- This is going to sound a little odd,
but, if you make smaller cupcakes,
then you can put them in egg crates
(cardboard works better than foam)!
You don’t even have to cover the cupcakes,
but, naturally, don’t re-use any egg carton in which
an egg has been broken,
due to the possibility of salmonella contamination
(don’t wash it, either!).Not only will the cupcakes be well-protected,
but you’ll help to recycle the egg crate,
and the smaller pastries will go much further
(some people go by quantity, not overall size;
i.e., to some, one little cupcake is the same as a big one!),
and even help reduce overall sugar intake
(unless, of course, some wise guy realizes that,
and eats two or more of the little ones
to make up for the one big one he/she is used to having!).Don’t gift wrap the crates, because people won’t realize how fragile the contents are, until it’s too late! Of course, the egg crate, alone, is a bit of a curiosity and people will take extra care with it!
I’ve done it (I always save good egg cartons for such), and always get kudos on the novel idea! Needless to say, the cupcakes don’t last long! People can’t resist a gimmick!