Cupcake envy
 

My son (33) is always complaining because he never gets any of the "fancy" cupcakes i make for special occasions using the decorating books by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. I live in Texas (my DD and family live nearby) while he, DDIL and DGD live in Pittsburgh.
Well - for Easter i went out on a THIN limb and made the flower cupcakes and mailed them to Pittsburgh. I packaged very carefully -- but thought i might have an epic FAIL on my hands when they got there. NOT SO !!! My DDIL sent this photo showing 1 of the 3 boxes i sent ....and all the cupcakes made it in very good condition. Hope my DS will be happy now when he sees/eats them.[ATTACH=CONFIG]515583[/ATTACH]

How sweet Penni. Can you share your packing secrets? I would love to send decorated goodies in the mail to my loved ones.

I bought cupcake boxes at JoAnn's in the Wilton section. I put the cupcakes in (put a large marshmallow in the center to help with shifting) then gently laid plastic wrap over them and put a bit of paper Easter grass on top....just enough so that the cupcakes could not move up and down...the box pretty much keeps them from moving side to side.
I then boxed them with packing material to keep the cupcake boxes from moving around and sent them priority mail.
These are done with mini marshmallows on top, but most frostings get a surface on them after they sit a bit, so you should be able to do the same thing without the plastic wrap sticking to the frosting.

Thanks, you're a jewel!

beautiful cupcakes. marshmallows are great for packing. they look yummy

THOSE are cupcakes? They're ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I could eat something that beautiful!!

WOW!!! Those look great. You do wonderful work. Tanks for sharing.

So you squish the mini marsh into the petal shape? How very clever...must remember that one!

You are a far better woman than me:) Beautiful!

Wow no wonder he wanted one. I do too.