Looking For A Way To Transport Cup Cakes And Cone Cakes.
Decorating By LadyGDiver Updated 21 May 2006 , 2:46am by SweetThistleCakes
I need some ideas here. I've got one of the Wilton cake/cup cake carriers and I've used the cup cake insert twice and twice I have ended up with a big mess. 
Another issue I have is that it will only carry 12 at a time and I can't afford to buy several to be able to transport 3-4 dozen at a time.
Does anyone know where I can find some kind of cardboard insert that actually has some depth to it (unlike the shallow Wilton insert)? I've searched the web and have found the inserts that Kitchen Krafts sell but they also look shallow.
Cone cakes (ones baked in an ice cream cone) are very top heavy so I've been looking for an insert with holes instead of just indents.
ANY IDEAS????
Hi There!
I've gone to my local grocery store, Safeway, and purchased cupcake containers from their bakery for 50 cents a piece!!
Check to see if your local grocery store will do the same 
These are fabulous! Perfectly hold your cupcakes in place during transport, their lids are high enough to accomodate lots of frosting and decorations! And, best of all, it's a cheap alternative to the Wilton carriers
HTH! I'll look for my picture of it and repost
Mirjana
How do you get the decorated cupcakes out of there? Does the paper on the cupcakes stick up over the hole so you can grab them by the cupcake liner? The holes look kind of deep to me. Just wondering...
For the icecream cone cakes I have turned a shirt box upside down and with a protractor drew several circles the size I needed, then use a exacto knife and cut an X in the circle. When you push the X down to make the whole for the icecream cone to set in and the extra cardboard from the X helps hold it in place.
Do you understand? I am horrible at instructions!
Kimberly
For the icecream cone cakes I have turned a shirt box upside down and with a protractor drew several circles the size I needed, then use a exacto knife and cut an X in the circle. When you push the X down to make the whole for the icecream cone to set in and the extra cardboard from the X helps hold it in place.
Do you understand? I am horrible at instructions!
Kimberly
What a great idea!! Thanks for the tip!
These are great ideas! Thank y'all so much. Will the boxes you get at the bakery hold the jumbo cup cakes/muffins?
Hi There!
They hold the standard, 2 1/2 inch size baking cups.
projectqueen, this picture should help. There are four little "finger grooves" around each cupcake so that you can get to the paper cup without messing up your frosting. The depth of the cup where the paper cup sits is the same hit of the paper cup. There are also vertical grooves to match up to the grooves in the paper cup to prevent it from turning while in transport.
However, I'm sure that not every grocery store carries the exact same cupcake container. Some I've seen have different heights for the lids.
HTH!
Mirjana
I need some ideas here. I've got one of the Wilton cake/cup cake carriers and I've used the cup cake insert twice and twice I have ended up with a big mess.
Another issue I have is that it will only carry 12 at a time and I can't afford to buy several to be able to transport 3-4 dozen at a time. Does anyone know where I can find some kind of cardboard insert that actually has some depth to it (unlike the shallow Wilton insert)? I've searched the web and have found the inserts that Kitchen Krafts sell but they also look shallow.
Cone cakes (ones baked in an ice cream cone) are very top heavy so I've been looking for an insert with holes instead of just indents.
ANY IDEAS????
I buy the ones at Kitchen Krafts and they are WONDERFUL. The cupcakes sit very snuggly in them and dont touch or fall over. BUT you can only put a dozen in a box..when you have 300 cupcakes to do, thats a lot of boxes to carry! So I am also looking for cupcake holders that I can put in a full sheet box....
I know you are looking for an insert that will hold 24. They do exist. I have about 20 of them. I found them in a cake store about a year ago. I have yet to find them again. Needless to say, I don't let go of them easily. Anyway, here is a pic of an insert for 12 from www.kitchenkrafts.com . The inserts I have are clear and fits into a 1/2 sheet box and will hold 24 cupcakes. I have searched online and cannot find anything like them. I can't seem to find the phone number for the store I got them from either.
Anyway, I just want you to know that they do exist and I will keep looking for them - hopefully someone else might now where these inserts can be found.
I have used the insert for 12 that I got from sugarcraft.com that are just like the ones mentioned. I put two in a 1/2 sheet box and it worked great for 24. The price is about the same as the clam shell ones but I ask for them back and wash them. They won't last long but if I can get two or more uses from them it makes it less costly. That probably only works for me though because most of my clients are friends.
For the cupcake cones, I used a pizza box and did just what NEWTODECORATING described. I cut circles out with an exacto knife, covered it with contact paper and then cut x's out. It worked really well. Here's a pic to show you what I did.
Hope that helps!
NEWTODECORATING has got it for the ice cream cone cupcakes...........I've had to make literally thousands of these things....and there is nothing on the market (that I"ve seen anyhow) to accomodate them as well as a sturdy box upside down......I buy tons of the big thicker cardboard clothing boxes when they go on sale after christmas every year for this purpose.....I put the one with holes inside of another one and then put a larger and deeper lid over the whole thing and tape the edges........I've even sent my 4 yr. old to preschool with them and he carried them (talk about nerve wracking) and not one got messed up...it works really well. Also........I don't know how you baked them...but when I bake them I cover my half sheet pan with two layers of heavy duty foil and poke holes and stick the cones in and fill them and it holds them upright while baking........this works good for transporting them too....but the shirt boxes are better if they get jiggled around. As for just regular cupcakes, I've had great succes just putting them in a big cake box and making long lengths of rolled up foil and making a grid pattern and stick them in there......make sure the foil is low enough that it won't mess up your icing.....and when they get jossled around the foil keeps them from touching eachother.
Not to change the subject, but I have never heard of cone cakes. How do you bake the cake in an ice cream cone without burning the cone?
The ones previously pictured in this post look great. I would love to try it!
Thanks for the comment! It's pretty easy to do. The cones don't burn at all. I have made these a few times. All you need to do is put the batter in them to just about where the cones start to get larger. I have found that way they bake up to the top and not over. I put them in cupcake pans when I am baking them. Try to bake them no more than the night before you need them. The cones tend to soften up the longer they sit. They are fun to do and the kids (big ones too, LOL 
) love them.
Good Luck!
I love cup cake cones.. my mom used to make tem for me when I was growing up..
speaking of cupcakes, I have now seen everything!
http://www.cupacake.com/
Thank you Smileyface. What temp do I use, same as for regular cupcakes?
Your welcome! Yeap, use the same temp as for cupcakes. There are a couple different sizes too. I know the ones I just made were Keebler 3 oz cones and I got about 36 I think from one cake mix. There is one (can't remember the name brand, might be Joy) that is a little bigger that I think made about 24 and then there are the jumbo ones.
Hope that helps!
Your welcome again, LOL!! While you are out shopping, pick up a pizza and ask for an extra box so you will have it if you need to transport them. That way you will have dinner and dessert covered. I know my son and the rest of the preschoolers has a blast with their Olympic torches and their parade with them.
speaking of cupcakes, I have now seen everything!
http://www.cupacake.com/
Thanks for posting that!!!!
You know, it seems like a ridiculous item, and would be ridiculous if you needed like 50 of them, but this is exactly what I need!!!
My daughter who is 3 has a life-threatening milk allergy and cannot eat any cake or anything when we go out to a restaurant or to someone's home for a birthday party, etc. Every so often, I make her a batch of cupcakes that are dairy-free and I freeze them so that if we are going somewhere, I just whip one out of the freezer, ice it, and take it with me.
The problem is always transporting it. I am always worried about it tipping over and icing getting all over the place. Especially if you go to someone's house, you have to leave it out and hope no one else eats it. This way, it can be completely covered and I can just leave it in my bag until she is ready for it.
I have never seen such an item (although I have to say I never thought to actually look for it, LOL) but it will be a major convenience for me. I'm off to order one.....
Thanks again!!!
Ooooh, I'm glad I opened this post, lost of great information! Thanks, guys!
Just did a search and saw this one that holds 24 cupcakes. Is that what you were looking for:
http://www.thekitchenstore.com/cupcakecarrier.html
Just found a site that sells a special carrier, here is the link
http://www.conecakes.com/index.htm
Hey Thanx..... that Conecake Pan is just the ticket!!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
I dont know if it is to late to reply to this post........but I have used the foil cupcake pan tins. I just flip them over and cut X's in them just sit the ice cream cones right down in them. You can bake them, decorate them, and transport them all in one.
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