How do I pack cupcakes for travelling or as gifts?

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They're going to have icing on top and shredded coconut, if that makes a difference.

Answer 1

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.)

Answer 2

This could be a messy situation but what I would do is let the very top of the cupcakes harden a little bit and then but them in an air tight Glad container.

The icing may get a little bit smudged but I am sure whoever is getting cupcakes will be happy just getting a cupcake!

If you have kids you could also just keep the top of the container open and have the kids carry the container.. this could be a bit messy though.

I would not suggest cupcakes for traveling but they make excellant gifts. Anyone is happy with a simple, tasty, cupcake.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Hi, looks like you have many solutions being offered for packing your cupcakes. Many commercially available packaging are available to help you pack them as you can see from the many posters already. These can be found in bakeries, confectioneries and household section in stores.

Well, seeing as how you want to give your cupcakes away as gifts, why not use cups to put them in? These cups will be addition as gifts too in the process.

There are many types of cute little glasses that you can find in shops, wholesale centres, discount stores etc and these make pretty good gifts on their own. Imagine if you have a cupcake in them too.

What I envisioned for you are those whisky shot glasses, small and transparent. You can fill them with cupcake about halfway and after baking, you can put icing and dessicated or fresh shredded coconut on them and staying below the rim, you need not worry about them getting smooshed. And you can stack these cups easily either in boxes or containers. And if you have colored glasses, they will look even prettier, not to mention, unique too.

So you pack a 2-in-1 gift along the way.

Hope you like this.

Answer 5

A good way is to place the cupcake in a very secure plastic lid with not a lot of moisture but just enough and they should all be tightly placed together and have parchment or wax paper on top of them but if it was going to be very hot i would use parchment paper on top of them and a little more extra coconut just incase it gets a little too messy. Or if you didn't make a lot of cupcakes then you should put something in between each one so they don't move around the whole box when they are moved.

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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.
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Answer 7

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.

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How do I pack cupcakes for travelling or as gifts?
They're going to have icing on top and shredded coconut, if that makes a difference.

Answer 9

This may or may not be something you'd want to try, but here is what I do when I have to transport cupcakes or when I have to pack them in lunches:

I bake my cupcakes, then cut them in layers. I put the icing in between the two layers, and then I put a light dusting of powdered sugar on the top so that it isn't plain. Then, I place them in my cupcake-taker, but if they happen to slide a bit there is no worries about the icing getting messed up. And I have had a lot of compliments on them, as they look like tiny little layer cakes, and the light dusting of confectionery sugar makes them look quite elegant.

Answer 10

The local craft stores carry a "traveling" case. It's made of plastic w/ sectioned off areas for cupcakes. The reverse side is for a sheet cake. Decorate w/ a bow. It's done.

Otherwise, place the cupcakes in an aluminum foil pan(such as a roasting pan)purchased at the local grocery store. Cover them w/ waxpaper THEN aluminum. Ready to go and inexpensive.

Answer 11

Whenever I go somewhere, such as taking cupcakes to a class party, I will put a little bit of waxed paper on top on the cupcakes so the icing does not smoosh. Next, put them in Glad or Ziplock plastic containers. I like the "Lock N' Seal" ones from from Ziplock. Also, as someone else said, they sell these little cupcakes holders from MIcheal's that would work as well. I hope I helped and good luck!
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