Individually packaging cupcakes serves multiple purposes. They are great for favors, gifting, bake sales, taking cupcakes to the beach, and the list goes on.
Recently I brought pink lemonade cupcakes to a beach girls night. Having individual cupcake containers for each person kept the sand away and made it easy for sending home the extras. See this post for all the details on how I made the cupcakes.
DIY Lemon Cupcake Box Supplies
- Clear cupcake boxes
- Wired sheer ribbon
- Bakers twine
- Partially dried lemon slices
- Glue dots
- Paper cupcake liners
- Real or fake greens
- Paint pen (optional for personalizing)
Steps to Recreate these DIY Cupcake Boxes
Step One: Dry lemon slices
To have a brighter yellow look, only partially dry the lemon slices. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Put a wire baking rack in a sheet pan. Slice the lemons using a sharp knife or mandolin. Place lemon slices on the baking rack and bake for one hour. Flip the lemon slices and bake for another hour. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Step Two: Assemble boxes
These boxes have a clear wrap on them so if they look cloud, this is why. Remove the clear wrap and assemble them.
Step Three: Place cupcakes into decorative cupcake liners.
Place cupcakes in cupcake liners (if not already lined) and put them into the clear boxes.
Step Four: Frost and decorate cupcakes (if not already done)
If you aren’t using the recommended tall cupcake liners, it may be difficult to place them in the box once frosted.
Step Five: Tie ribbon.
Tie the ribbon around the box. Ribbon with wired edges are much easier to manipulate.
Step Six: Add lemon slices
String the lemon slices on yellow and white bakers twine. Attach under the ribbon using a glue dot.
Step Seven: Add greens and optional personalization
I personalized my cupcake boxes with names. To do this, first use a paint pen to write names or a message on the leaves.
I harvested my leaves from a plant at my home. You could pick up some faux leaves at a craft store or real from your yard or local florist. Any sort of green will add to the aesthetic. Attach the leaves with a glue dot.
Uses for These DIY Lemon Themed Cupcake Packages
There are all types of uses for individual cupcake boxes. Here are just a few:
- Lemon themed favors
- Wedding cupcake boxes
- Bake sale cupcake packaging
- Mother’s Day gifts for all your besties
- Birthday party favors
- School or work events
- Lemon themed wedding shower
- Lemon themed baby shower
- Tea party favors
- Picnics
- Beach days
- Neighbor gifts
- Wedding favors
- Shower favors
I hope you and your cupcake recipients love these cupcake boxes as much as we did! If you use this idea, please tag us on social media so we can see how they turned out 🙂
For a boho version of these single cupcake boxes, see this post:
