Are you planning to carry some cupcakes to your next picnic? How do you carry them safely without getting them splat by the end of your trip? Well, Walmart Cakes recommends the following simple tips:
1. Buy plastic cupcake box inserts, which will fit gently around your cupcake and prevent them from moving around in their boxes.
2. To prevent your decorated cupcakes from moving around, you can also invest in non-skin shelving liners, which you can layer on resealable container or shallow boxes that are deep enough to hold your frosted cakes. Strive to arrange your cupcake so that they are close but not touching—the liner will help keep them in place.
3. Mind the temperature that you are going to transport your cupcake in as it can have a great impact on the stability of your cakes. If the cakes come in direct contact with sunlight or are transported in warm conditions, their frostings are going to melt and the cake layers are highly likely to slide. To be safe, strive to keep your cupcakes as cool as possible. On hot days, it is highly advisable to carry a few freezable ice cubes with you to pack around your box inserts.
4. Avoid shaking or rattling your cakes in their box inserts. Generally, the weight of the frosting often makes the top of the cupcake heavy, and will tend to flip over in their boxes. Keeping your cupcake boxes as stable as possible and avoiding knocks will go a long way in keeping them upright.
5. Place your cupcake boxes or bags on flat and stable surfaces, and avoid placing them on top of anything.
6. If possible, get another pair of hands to assist you. When being assisted by a second party, it will be easier to negotiate any other luggage that you have to deal with.
7. Strive to check inside the boxes from time to ensure that your cakes are holding up. This can also allow you to correct minor frosting smudges during the transit.
8. Try to drive slowly to prevent any chances of your cakes sliding around when you pass bumps or when you negotiate corners. Try to place the boxes or bags in the passenger foot and remember to keep the temperature of the car as cool as possible.
As you can see, you don’t always need fancy boxes to transport your cupcakes. What you need is to take an extra care of your cakes while they are on transit, and hopefully, the above tips should come in handy next time you are packing a few cupcakes for your picnic.
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