3D Cupcake Treat Boxes – 3D Cut Files

“Happy Birthday!” Now there’s a phrase we’ve been saying quite a bit around our house lately. Pretty much all of the birthdays in our family fall into the first few months of the year: consequently, I’ve got birthday parties on the brain. So, naturally, today’s design features a classic party treat…but in a less conventional form than you might be use to. Check out these whimsical, 3D cupcake treat boxes, and make some favors your party-goers are sure to gawk at.

3D Cupcake Treat Boxes

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Seriously, how fun are these!? And you just can’t beat a craft that’s both adorable AND functional.

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Supplies

3D Cupcake Treat Boxes

How to Make

1. Use your cutting machine or X-ACTO knife, along with my template, to cut out all of the cupcake box pieces.

Note: If you are using the SVG files that includes the score lines, don’t forget to set them as such in Cricut Design Space and attach them to their shapes before sending through your cutting machine. I used a lime green color to mark the score lines, so hopefully that helps! If you’re not using the SVG file that includes score lines, you can use the PDF version as a reference to know where your folds should go.

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2. Start by assembling your cupcake base. Simply crease each of your fold lines, and glue your tabs to the inside of the hexagon bottom.

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3.Repeat the process for the lid, attaching the decorative piece around the edge when you’re done (do not add the hexagon liner tot he inside just yet).

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4. Take your frosting piece, and curl it by rolling it up a couple times. Then, insert the tabs into the holes in the lid like so. Make sure that the taller part of your frosting is in the center, with it gradually decreasing in size as you get to the outer edge of the spiral.

Once you glue down the tabs on the inside of the lid, you can add your larger hexagon liner to cover up the “mess.”

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5. Add the candy sticks and a cherry on top to finish off your 3D cupcake treat box!

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As someone with an insatiable sweet tooth, I could never resist a box filled with confectionary delights—especially one as cute as this!

3D Cupcake Treat Boxes

I use Adobe Illustrator for all of my designs, and a Cricut Maker to bring my creations to life. For tips on creating fun paper cuts like this one, see the FAQ section on my website. Also, be sure to check out the other 3D projects available on my blog!

Enjoy putting these 3D cupcake treat boxes together! What kinds of goodies do you plan to fill these pretty little containers with?

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14 Comments

14 Comments on 3D Cupcake Treat Boxes – 3D Cut Files

  1. Mary Ellen Torres
    March 4, 2020 at 8:29 am (4 years ago)

    these cupcake boxes are adorable perfect to tuck a little birthday goody inside thanks so much

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    • Mandee
      March 4, 2020 at 8:56 am (4 years ago)

      Thanks so much! I’m so pleased that you like them. 😊

      Reply
  2. Judi Markel
    March 4, 2020 at 10:38 am (4 years ago)

    Thank you so much! These are really cute.

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    • Mandee
      March 5, 2020 at 8:11 am (4 years ago)

      You are most welcome Judi! Glad you like them. 😊

      Reply
  3. Pam Weber
    March 9, 2020 at 3:47 pm (4 years ago)

    Cute. Thank you so much for sharing.

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    • Mandee
      March 11, 2020 at 9:01 am (4 years ago)

      You are most welcome! 😊

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      • Metka
        November 18, 2020 at 2:11 am (3 years ago)

        Hello, I have some trouble, I can’t print pdf because downloading is not successful.
        Could you sent mi on mail?
        Thank you and have a nice day

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        • Mandee
          November 18, 2020 at 10:49 am (3 years ago)

          Hi Metka! Sorry to hear that you are having trouble. Be sure to check out my FAQ page for detailed instructions on how to download my files as well as troubleshooting tips. If you are still running into issues, please let me know. 🙂

          Reply
  4. Mes
    November 2, 2020 at 4:16 am (3 years ago)

    Hi! I am having some trouble with the cutting of the box – my Maker is cutting a random ‘V’ shape across the box part after scoring. I have checked all the scores & cuts are Attached correctly but cannot find why it is doing this. Have you come across this before?

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    • Mandee
      November 2, 2020 at 11:12 am (3 years ago)

      Hi There,

      Hmm, I’m not sure why it would be doing that. It sounds like there could be a couple score lines that didn’t get labeled/attached correctly, or maybe they were moved without the rest of the objects in the design during setup. I’m not 100% sure.

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  5. Ginny
    January 6, 2021 at 10:10 pm (3 years ago)

    Wow!! these are soooooooooooooo cute and useful

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    • Mandee
      January 7, 2021 at 12:25 pm (3 years ago)

      Thanks Ginny! 😊

      Reply
  6. M
    July 29, 2022 at 12:49 pm (1 year ago)

    These cupcakes are so cute, would they they big enough to tuck a gift card into? Can i resize to tuck one in?

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    • Mandee
      August 1, 2022 at 11:04 am (1 year ago)

      Thank you! As they are set up now, they would be just slightly too small to hold a gift card. But, if you called everything up even just 15%, they would be large enough. 🙂

      Reply

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