Has anyone tried baking cupcakes ahead of time and freezing them? I almost always do this with my cakes, but have never tried with cupcakes. I guess I am afraid that they would lose their shape and possibly dry out, but would love to hear from anyone who does this. Thank you!
I have had no problem freezing cupcakes. They turn out as moist as frozen cakes. I just freeze them without frosting. Prepare them the same way you would to freeze a cake! 
Mine ended up a little dry. I had them each individually wrapped in plastic wrap, then in a freezer bag. I used them only 2 days later, and they were already a little dry and crumbly. I would try it on a small batch. Mine could have been because it was a specific chocolate cake recipe that dries out in a cake dome in my fridge within days. I just thought since they were individually wrapped and frozen they would stay moist...
I do this all the time-because at grandma's house there's always cake or cupcakes! I freeze them unfrosted. The only problem I've had on occasion is that the papers can come loose (those are the ones grandma eats).
Guess you realize I'm grandma right?
I had to do 10 doz cupcakes for a wedding recently. I went to the store and bought 10 disposable 9x13 cake pans. Each one held a dozen cupcakes. I baked all of the cupcakes, put into the pans, and used double aluminum foil crimped over the edge of the pan to seal them. Worked great, after they are frozen, you can stack them. Saved the pans and have used them again since then, also to freeze cupcakes. Just be careful when lifting them, the disposable pans are a little flimsy, I put them on baking sheets to transport them to the freezer.
Has anyone tried baking cupcakes ahead of time and freezing them? I almost always do this with my cakes, but have never tried with cupcakes. I guess I am afraid that they would lose their shape and possibly dry out, but would love to hear from anyone who does this. Thank you!
I have done them numerous times. As soon as they come out of the oven, I let cool on a cooling rack covered with a clean towl for about 5 mins and then immediately put them in gallon freezer bags, seal them (Let out the air), and in the freezer they go. I took out some strawberry cuppies yesterday that were in the freezer. I let them thaw on the counter in the bag and frosted them with vanilla BC and they were delish. My family thought I had baked them yesterday but they were baked 2 months ago. They were still soft and moist and they did not lose their shape.
just wondering Wesha - do you cover the cuppies themselves with a dishtowel? I tested a few chocolate cuppies and thawed them out on the counter (in the sealed bags) and I found them a bit dry. Any help in freezing/thawing cuppies are greatly appreciated!! 
ooooo. i would love to try to freeze cupcakes. i have always been afraid cause cuppies always dry out pretty quick. maybe the ones with moist cakes have a certain recipe? would love to know it!
I tried freezing some and I didn't like the result. I wrapped them in plastic wrap and then foil. The carrot cake stayed moist (made with oil), but lost flavor. The red velvet (made with butter) were noticeably drier. I haven't done it since.
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