I'm making cupcakes and need to take them to my daughters school, how can i cover them?

Question

I found the cupcake stands and definitely want to use one of those (i'm making those ice cream cone cupcakes) how can i cover them without touching the icing?

Answer 1

If you can't put them in a large tupperware container, another option would be to put toothpicks in some of the muffins and put your foil or plastic wrap around it like that with the toothpicks holding it up off of the icing.

Answer 2

You could consider turning them upside down.

No, I'm not kidding. Rather than bake the cupcake batter in the flat-bottom cones, bake the regular way in muffin tins. Then ice each cupcake to resemble a clown face (takes ten seconds if you just dip the hot cupcake top in white icing, then add Smarties or other candies for the nose, etc., pipe some random bright colour hair) and pop a pointy-bottom cone on one side of the top, embedded in the 'hair' . They look great and can be set in a regular tupperware, with plastic wrap over the top which rests on the cones - no need for toothpicks.

If you'd prefer the 'baked in a flat cup coz they are so cute' option - simple answer is 'ice them at the school'. Really!

The kids won't care if it's not a fancy icing job, so you can dip and smoosh. Even better, if the teacher will let you, you can ask for ten minutes and do a 'decorate your own cupcake' class, with sprinkles, sparkly sugar, shapes, (see the bulk food store for lots of little things to go on cakes) and two colours of icing.

Last idea: bake 'em, ice 'em, FREEZE 'em the night before. Take them to school with plastic wrap right over the icing, peel it off, set a large tub or cake protector over them to keep little fingers out, and they will thaw by lunchtime.

Hope these ideas work for you!

Answer 3

To be honest I am suprised that you are even able to take cupcakes to your daughters school. Schools have been making a real stink about non pre-packaged food from home due to recent incidents of drugs and other thing being in the food ot with the food. But If you can I would suggest a toothpick in the top and then the cling wrap on top. That way you don't ruin the icing.

Answer 4

When my mother used to send cupcakes to school with us she always put them in a shirt gift box. They didn't roll around and they didn't need to be wrapped plus they already had the cup liners on the bottom.

Just noticed what kind you are making... get a box slightly higher than the cakes and place your cupcake pan in the box bottom...put your cones inside each hole... or place a shirt box with holes cut out on the bottom of the box and place them in the holes for the support.

Answer 5

Cling wrap... If you have iced them and want to protect the icing stick a few toothpicks in to keep the clingwrap from touching them

Answer 6

Use a gift box---one's you put large shirts or sweaters in. It's tall enough. Stuff paper towels around empty spaces so they don't fall over on one another. Cover with box lid or plastic wrap.

Go to the supermarket and ask if you can have some empty cardboard boxes and use one that's tall enough for you to use. Stores will give boxes out to the public if you ask.

Answer 7

Cover with tin foil - but put toothpicks in the some of the cupcakes. When you get to your destination - remove foil and toothpicks, smooth over hole if necessary.

Answer 8

Stick toothpicks in the ones at the end and cover it with plastic wrap
the toothpicks will hold the wrap over them so they dont get all messy

Answer 9

place a tooth pick where you need to have space above for icing. like on the outside edge of the outside ones and a couple in the middle. then just lay saran wrap on top of the toothpicks

Answer 10

How about a sheet of Saran wrap or perhaps a large roasting pan with cover? Just a couple of my silly suggestions Good luck