How to wrap individual decorated cupcakes for bake sale?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any tips for wrapping individual decorated cupcakes for a bake sale? I can't figure out how to keep the frosting from getting ruined. They will have a little toothpick decoration in the top but it pokes throught the Saran Wrap. Ideas?

[Anonymous]

They sell individual cupcake boxes at Michaels.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, PP. Anyone have tricks with plastic wrap or cellophane?

[Anonymous]

maybe tin foil would work better but then you can't see the cupcake.

Maybe refrigerate or freeze the frosted cupcakes for a little bit to really harden the frosting. Then wrap them individually and keep them in the fridge.

[Anonymous]

can you put something on the top of the toothpick decoration (or use a different decoration)? A gumdrop or something that won't poke through. I'm sure you can come up with something nicer though.

[Anonymous]

cellophane bags tied with ribbon?

[Anonymous]

this is what i would do. you'll probably get more people to buy it because of the nice packaging and it's not as expensive as buying individual boxes:

put the cupcakes individually into clear plastic cups (the kinds that have a wide mouth and are about the height of a cupcake) and wrap in cellophane, then tie with a ribbon. for extra effect, you can put m&ms or other little candies in the bottom of the cup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is what i would do. you'll probably get more people to buy it because of the nice packaging and it's not as expensive as buying individual boxes:

put the cupcakes individually into clear plastic cups (the kinds that have a wide mouth and are about the height of a cupcake) and wrap in cellophane, then tie with a ribbon. for extra effect, you can put m&ms or other little candies in the bottom of the cup.

great idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is what i would do. you'll probably get more people to buy it because of the nice packaging and it's not as expensive as buying individual boxes:

put the cupcakes individually into clear plastic cups (the kinds that have a wide mouth and are about the height of a cupcake) and wrap in cellophane, then tie with a ribbon. for extra effect, you can put m&ms or other little candies in the bottom of the cup.

great idea!

Very good idea!

I have a bake sale this weekend and I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to package cupcakes!

[Anonymous]

The cup idea is a lifesaver. I found the cutest turkey cupcake recipe for my son's preschool Thanksgiving party, but they are meant for the take-home treat. This will be perfect!

[Anonymous]

Also like the cup idea. Kind of like how McDonalds puts an ice cream cone in a cup to hold it in a cup holder if you get it in the drive thru.

[Anonymous]

Wegmans packages individual cupcakes in an upside down pint containers (the kind that are also used in the the prepared food section) for potato salad, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is what i would do. you'll probably get more people to buy it because of the nice packaging and it's not as expensive as buying individual boxes:

put the cupcakes individually into clear plastic cups (the kinds that have a wide mouth and are about the height of a cupcake) and wrap in cellophane, then tie with a ribbon. for extra effect, you can put m&ms or other little candies in the bottom of the cup.

[Anonymous]

I've done this before - folding squares of paper to make a cupcake holder:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUXmFN8pzfw

[Anonymous]

Michaels also has "home made" gold stickers - I used them to hold the cookie wrapper together.