Hi all,

I have been asked to create a large cupcake display for a wedding. Up until this point I do mostly full custom cakes, with the occasional small batch<50 or under> orders of cupcakes. I am working on planning out a wedding setup where as of right now there will be around 300 standard sized cupcakes and maybe around 200 mini cupcakes. Still working on details but most of these will probably be filled, and some will have handmade decorations...

The main question is... how do you all handle larger orders of the cuppies? My biggest fear is having enough time to bake, fill and frost.... AND still keeping them fresh!

I do not have access to a commercial kitchen or larger ovens soooo this should be fun! LOL
Do you have any recommendations in how to pull this off?

Get some help!!! Regardless of how much time you feel you have, an extra pair of hands will help you keep your sanity.

If you don't have an extra fridge maybe a neighbor can help you with storage OR does the budget warrent you renting a fridge for a week?

Meet your new best friend: the freezer... Runner-up: hired help.

Hi, this is my list of links that have to do with large orders of cupcakes. I'm sure more people will chime in. I'm a hobby baker, so I don't have experience with this.

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-7201618-.html&sid=57c017ebc543041d87d21f1f7f9883ac

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-728208-.html&sid=7f33efdbf14f466831cd728b552b3cd5

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-5948491.html

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=722299&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=6405607&sid=85a16c6297a19cd4f925b18721c5db17

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-7171737-.html&sid=b079cd067e96bbbaf43552735bde0e78


http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-680656-.html&sid=ee1b30ea97db50fea7c31baee031053d

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-614260-.html&sid=2edbaf853ee324f730e5d3dc106e3c07

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-5947410.html

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-730775-.html&sid=6606da4d2a1d16cf609b56d842f5c156

I had a larger order a few weeks ago and had to bake and freeze since I couldn't do them all the night before or day of. Worked like a charm. I was nervous, but after a lot of research on here, I felt it would work. They thawed out so well and still tasted just as fresh as they would had I not put them in the freezer. I froze approximately 9 per gallon sized freezer ziplock bag. After they froze, I stacked bags on top of each other. It took up a lot of freezer space though. You might want to consider borrowing freezer space from someone. I thawed half the night before to frost and the other half the day off.

Yes, freeze them! But that many cupcakes is going to take up A LOT of space. I found some really great stackable cupcake tuperware containers at Micheals Crafts (not sure if you have these down there) They were a bit expensive but it allowed me to put about three times more in the freezer. Ask around if someone wouldn't mind you using their freezer for a few days if you don't have one big enough. Costco usually has small deepfreezers for sale fairly cheep too

Yes, freeze them! But that many cupcakes is going to take up A LOT of space. I found some really great stackable cupcake tuperware containers at Micheals Crafts (not sure if you have these down there) They were a bit expensive but it allowed me to put about three times more in the freezer. Ask around if someone wouldn't mind you using their freezer for a few days if you don't have one big enough. Costco usually has small deepfreezers for sale fairly cheep too