Cua's Keki

Cua's Keki

🐻 Custom Cakes & Macarons
✨ Des Moines IA
✨ Order through website

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 15/12/2022

Christmas Macaron Sale!
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For Rosechu, this year was a very special year, full of creating new characters and showcasing a love for edible art. 2022’s Christmas Sale showcases four new character macaron designs and two traditional macarons! For more in depth information about this set and to pre-order, please visit my website via link in bio or here and visit the "Christmas Macaron Sale" page! Happy holidays everyone!

rose-chu.com

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Retails for $20 per box
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This set of six includes the following:
Holiday Sprinkles: Pistachio (limited edition flavor)
Reindeer: Vanilla Confetti
Christmas Tree: Ube
Rosie Holiday Ears Themed: Strawberries & Cream
Gingerbread Man: S'mores
Peppermint Swirl: Hot Chocolate with crushed Peppermint (limited edition flavor)

Pre-ordering for this set ends December 19th. All payments must be sent in by December 20th to be confirmed.

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 29/03/2022

Thank you so much to for having me last week! I met a few of you there and it was so great to see you luvs! These desserts were inspired by the cover of Lan Samantha Chang's: The Family Chao. I love making themed creations and adding creative freedom onto my small bites of joy. My April availability is freshly updated in my insta stories and highlights for view. βœ¨πŸ’™ @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 21/03/2022

Hi luvs! Long time no post!

Here's a couple of tiered cakes I did on the same day a few months ago. The first cake is a two tiered strawberry shortcake with swiss meringue buttercream outer layer, piped decor, gold paint and faux florals with Minnie mouse cake toppers (provided by the client)

The second cake is a two tiered chocolate vanilla marble cake with swiss meringue buttercream, cake pop decor and gold accents.

I haven't been posting much lately but have still been very busy every weekend with new orders. Please remember to view my FAQ and Menu doc before DMing to make processes go by quicker. Thank you! πŸ’ž @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 27/02/2022

Totoro macarons deserved their own post! These were soo cute and one of my favorite character macarons I've made yet!!



@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 27/02/2022

The CUTEST Totoro number cake. I loved making this cake so much! Number cakes with character macarons have to be some of my most favorite cakes to make nowadays. This cake was paired with handpiped buttercream flowers and Oreo/white chocolate macarons. Super cute for a 21st bday!!

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 20/02/2022

Sheena's annual froggy cake! Last year's frog cake received a ton of love on Pinterest! This year's is inspired by the keyword "lilypad" she let me do my creative freedom work on this cake and i am in love with it!!

This cake features cake pop frogs, handpiped florals, piped decor and white chocolate flowers.

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 16/02/2022

Thank you so much to everyone that ordered, shared, and loved the lunchbox cakes from this year's Valentine's Day Sale!

Happy to see everyone showing others love through my desserts πŸ₯° It was a crazy hectic Valentine's weekend but everything went swell and I even got to spend Valentine's day stress-free this year! I love seeing everyone's posts/stories with their lunchbox cakes! Hope you all had a great weekend too! πŸ’“πŸ€πŸ’

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 03/02/2022

Today's 1Β° weather has me missing spring time.

Decorated strawberry shortcake with a pastel piped floral theme πŸͺ·πŸŒ·πŸ’

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 01/02/2022

Hello luvs! πŸ’™ This year’s Valentine's Day Sale features my iconic 2 layered 4” lunchbox cakes! I only make lunchbox cakes for special sale events like this so now’s your chance at gifting these cute boxes of joys to yourself or your loved ones this Valentines or Single Awareness Day!

This year’s designs are inspired by the croquette aesthetic, pearls and dainty neck pieces. They are the perfect gift to give alongside with jewelry or florals!

I have designed three select cakes this season: The I Love You cake, Pearl Heart cake, and Golden Heart cake. All cakes have the option of being vanilla or chocolate flavored and will be filled with a new russian buttercream! This buttercream has a not too sweet taste and is whipped to perfection.

Per usual, ordering is in the link in my bio and will be closed on February 6th with payment/ confirmation closing on February 8th. Pickup will be on Valentines morning (February 14th) with an optional delivery date of February 13th evening for those that cannot pickup or want to secretly deliver their cakes to a loved one!

https://forms.gle/ef4WDjFPT44BF7wS6

All lunchbox cakes are $20
Optional Delivery Fee: $7
Optional Handwritten Note: $3

Thank you to everyone that has supported Cuas Keki all this time and newcomers that are following me in this journey! Please feel free to DM me any questions or concerns you may have before ordering. As usual, limited custom Valentine's Day orders will also be accepted at this time so please DM me asap if you have been planning on putting in a custom order for 6”-9” cakes, macarons or cake pops.

Shares and reposts are greatly appreciated! βœ¨πŸ’™ @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 30/01/2022

Hi luvs! This is one of the more artistic cakes that I made a couple months ago but never posted! I've been straying away from super cartoonish cakes like these lately since most require fondant and detailed replication (something I don't take part in) but every once in a while I can't say no because some are just too cute! Such as this one or my classic frog cakes!

Lately I've been thinking about how to find my niche and how to be distinguishable in the Des Moines area and I think you guys can tell my style based on what I've been posting lately! Though I do accept a majority of requests, sometimes I will refer you guys to other bakers/ cake decorators in the area because I believe their style is more suited to the request. This is why supporting all local businesses is super important! Hoping there will be more fondant based bakers in Des Moines in the future so I can refer to them.. I plan on being the complete opposite of that! 😁 My vision is to bring you all subtly sweet desserts with only the smallest hint of sweetness.

Posted on my IG stories is my Valentine's day sale first peek ❣️ hope you are all excited for that as much as I am! I'll be updating more very soon!! πŸ’“ πŸ’•

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 02/01/2022

One of my favorite pairs of cakes I've made! Loving the creme peach n**e shades and matching fresh florals!

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 27/12/2021

Thank you to everyone that has supported this years Christmas sale! It's been a super hectic weekend and year in general. Big things are being planned for 2022 thanks to your guy's never ending support! πŸ’“

Hoping everyone had a happy holidays!! πŸŽ„β€οΈβ­βœ¨ @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 21/12/2021

Thank you so much / for these beautiful pictures of Hannah's wedding 🀍

We decided on a beautiful floral cutting cake and a very large assortment of macarons! 🌸 I love being a part of people's special days, whether it be birthday's, anniversaries, weddings, holidays, or even just to make a normal day brighter!

Today is the last day to pre-order a Christmas cake. DM me if interested!πŸŽ„β€οΈ

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 30/11/2021

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving week! πŸ‚πŸπŸ¦ƒπŸ₯§ Spent lots of time with family and this beautiful birthday cake. I was given creative freedom with a specific fall color scheme and design preferences. Ended up choosing a heart shaped Strawberry Shortcake vintage cake with florals and gold butterfly decals.

I am still in the works for the Christmas sale this year and will be having a poll up on my Instastories to see what you all prefer! Thank you all for being patient with me! ❀️



@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 19/11/2021

There's so many cakes that I have yet to post! This one was an adorable baby shower cake with a sage green, gold, n**e and white color scheme. Decorated with bear figurines and cake pop balloons 🎈 🐻 ✨

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 07/11/2021

Periwinkle small wedding cutting cake! This was paired with a large order of macarons to have on the dessert table!

Hi everyone! November AND December bookings are now open! Please make sure to always check out the link in my bio before ordering to answer up FAQs and flavor listings for cakes, macarons and cake pops ✨

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 17/10/2021

This adorable cake was perfect for a baby shower with lots of soft colors, chocolate florals, and pre-ordered animal sculptures.

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 08/10/2021

New post! Have you guys missed me?

Booking notice: Halloween bookings are already filling up quickly! I'll be able to accept about 4 more orders for this date but I will have to have pickups on the 29th (evening) and 30th afternoon. Spooky season is here! πŸŽƒπŸ¦‡πŸ€‘πŸ–€

Email or DM me to book your spot!

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 29/09/2021

Whimsical tree stump cake with macaron mushrooms and butterflies, cake ball froggies and gold butterfly decals βœ¨πŸΈπŸ¦‹πŸ„πŸŒ³

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 23/09/2021

I love the simplicity of this cake! Naked cakes are one of my favorites to both make and eat. They have the least amount of frosting so it's perfect for people that prefer less sweetness πŸ’“. This was a two tiered 9" + 6" marble cake with swiss meringue buttercream and homemade caramel filling. Decorated with florals and greenery🌹🌼🌿🀍

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 16/09/2021

Chocolate 6" cake with chocolate french buttercream, chocolate drip, fresh florals, and Ferrero Rochers

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 16/09/2021

Pastel "ONE" letter cakes

Using a customer photo for this one since I didn't get the time to take a full shot myself! Definitely one of my favorites I've done so far ☺️✨ @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 12/09/2021

This number cake has to be one of my favorite artistic-wise! Don't get me wrong, I love working with florals and natural shapes but I also love making personalized characters and using more texture as number cake decor!

Marble 7 cake with swiss meringue buttercream, rilakuma macarons, chocolate succulents and sage green and gold accents


@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 12/09/2021

It isn't a sunny day today but I hope this cake makes it a little bit brighter! β˜€οΈβœ¨

Yellow daisy cake with macarons and gold accents

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 04/09/2021

I've been having more fun with chocolate molds and sprinkle pairings lately. Can you tell I love pearl sprinkles?

6" creative freedom cake with chocolate drip, macarons and chocolate florals @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 26/08/2021

I don't post about it too much but my Signature Strawberry Shortcake is always being made. I find that once you've tried it, you can't go back on any other cake flavor pairings! I love sharing my favorite with you guys so I'm working on adding a Signature Chocolate Cake to the menu too! But that'll take time perfecting the right one!

Gonna prepare myself for a busy weekend of baking. ✨

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 25/08/2021

Pick your favorite number cake! πŸ’πŸŒΉπŸŒΊπŸŒ»πŸŒΌπŸ΅οΈ

@ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 23/08/2021

Long time no post! Gonna be spamming a bit today of my past desserts for you guys! Here's a few variations of the custom cake pops I made recently! I'm so in love with the marble and silver glitter one ~ @ Des Moines, Iowa

Photos from Cua's Keki's post 10/08/2021

I just couldn't wait to post this cake! Personally my favorite I've ever made so far 🐱🌺🌿✨

6" vanilla Oreo cake with chocolate swiss meringue buttercream and cake ball cats.

Thank you to Rachael for giving me creative freedom on this one! All she requested was cats made out of cake balls and here's what I came up with! I also posted an IGTV of me decorating this cake for those that voted YES to my behind the scenes poll! I forgot how stressful it feels to record the process and make sure that I'm not covering the camera but it's so satisfying watching and editing the footage afterwards!! I'll try my best to continue recording more videos! 😼 it just depends on how busy I am and how good lighting wants to treat me πŸ₯², hope you all have an amazing rest of the night!

@ Des Moines, Iowa

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