i know this is an old thread but it does seem to be the definitive guide to cupcakes so thought i'd keep my question in the same place!

something came over me the other night & offered to make cupcakes for a 1st birthday party next weekend & i need your expert advice/opinions!

there are 60-70 guests so i'm thinking that 36-48 cupcakes would be sufficient for those numbers?

also, the party is at 12 so i'm trying to work out when to make them. i'll ice them on the day but won't have time to make them as it's my mum's 70th birthday the next day & i think i'll need to pick up her cake on the saturday morning. would i be okay to make them the night before or would it even be better to make them earlier in the week & freeze them? i've decided on the crabapply bakery vanilla cupcake recipe.

i guess i could buy a packet mix & do them that way, especially seeing as i'm making & picking up food for my mum's party, but i really prefer to bake from scratch & i just can't help myself!