How do you guys transport your cupcakes to set up on a tower on site? I have some weddings coming up that I am using antonias stand (which I am so excited about using for the first time!) And I would like to know the easiest and less messiest way to do this!

I love using these inserts to transport cupcakes. They come in singles, 4's, 6's, 1 dozen, 2 dozen and 3 dozen.

http://www.brpboxshop.com/bakery_boxes/1499.html

I like using sheet cake boxes and line it with that inexpensive rubber shelf liner--it feels "puffy" and has small holes all over. That holds them in place so they don't shift. Haven't lost any yet.

sometimes i use the "cupcake courier". it transports 3 dozen cucakes at at time.

www.cupcakecourier.com

cupcake courier sounds like a neat idea... Thanks for sharing!

If you are tight on time to get something try going to your local grocery store bakery and see if they will sell you the plastic pieces they sell their cupcakes and muffins in. The top is usually plenty tall for your icing. I have Kroger's around here and they will sell them to me for about $.30 each and hold 12 cupcakes. If you have a larger box you can also stack these on top of each other in the box to carry several dozen at a time. I use a little of the grippy stuff in between each one to keep them from sliding.

I also get the plastic containers from the grocery store...they sell them to me for 50 cents.

I just did cupcakes for a wedding last weekend and I transported them in a regular cake box. I put them about an inch apart in the box and sat them in the back of the Tahoe. There was only 40, so it was pretty easy to transport.

I too line cake boxes with drawer/shelf liner (the puffy kind). I get it at the dollar store or Big Lots. It is inexpensive and works great!!

Wow, I really like the cupcake courier...but pricey, if you need to transfer 200-300 cupcakes at a shot! I have transported cupcakes int he past on the non slip mat in a box...but the icing always gets smeared! Any other ideas?

For transporting larger quantities of cupcakes, I use those large "under-the-bed" Tupperware storage containers. They are long & rectangular, perfect size. I take no-slip rubber matting and fit it to the bottom of the containers right across...then I line up the cupcakes, about 5 or 6 wide and 12 or 13 across. They fit a lot!

If it's super hot out, sometimes I just take the buttercream/piping bags/spatulas/bare cupcakes separately and just pipe them all with a swirl on site...rather than worry about them all melting on the way there.

I use the cupcake inserts that miriel posted a link to above. They are the best! I really wanted a cupcake courier though (still do, although I don't need it!!).