If you’re taking your cakes to a picnic or bake sale, how do you get them there safely? Here are four ways to transport them that will fit every budget.
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Fluffernutter Cupcakes
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1. Original baking pan in a roasting pan
Set the cleanedcupcake panin aroasting pan(disposable or otherwise) that’s deep enough to completely enclose the tops of the frosted cakes. After your cupcakes have cooled, return them to cups in the tin and frost them. Cover the pan with foil, and you’re ready to go.

2. Shallow, resealable container
If your cakes are minimally frosted, arrange them in a large, shallowplastic containerso they are just touching. Be sure to keep the container horizontal as you travel.

3. Non-skid shelving liner
To prevent extensivelydecorated cupcakesfrom moving around, layernon-skid shelving liner(or even asilpat mat)在你的可密封的容器中or shallow boxes (such assheet cake boxes) that are deep enough to hold the frosted cakes. Arrange the cupcakes so they’re close but not touching; the liner will keep them in place.

4. Cupcake caddy
If you’re a cupcake devotee and have some space in the house, it might be worth investing in acupcake carrier. Many of them arestackable, allowing you to customize them based on how many cupcakes you need to transport.

Kristin Donnelly is a formerFood & Wineeditor and author ofThe Modern Potluck. She is also the cofounder ofStewart & Claire, an all-natural line of lip balms made in Brooklyn.