Cold Stone Creamery

not only do they make amazing treats for any day of the week, they also make incredible event…read morecakes! we had Molly's make our wedding cake + guest cupcakes and they absolutely nailed the Pinterest board inspo :) everything was perfect and tasted amazinggggg! they were also on time and set up all the desserts beautifully with no direction! they have an all around amazing team and we will definitely be back

Delicious cupcakes. Staff were super friendly. Cute spot with excellent cupcakes…read more The peach cobbler and cream brûlée was the bomb!

Chocolate cupcakes

Our beautiful round wedding cake

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Red velvet cupcakes

Luscious Indulgences

4.8(5 reviews)

20.2 mi

I ordered two dozen cupcakes for a therapy clinic for children with autism and other special needs…read more I was given many options for flavors and told her what I had in mind for design. They turned out beautiful and way better than I had pictured them in my head! She was very polite and accommodating to my schedule and when I needed to pick them up. Best part is they were absolutely delicious!

Excellent products. Very great tasting and done exactly as requested. You can not ask for more. :)…read more We'll definitely use again very soon!

Such a cool cake!

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Lovely Sweets Bakery

5.0(1 review)

19.2 mi

We ordered four dozen cupcakes from Lovely Sweets and they were DELICIOUS and absolutely beautiful,…read moreexactly what we were looking for. Jena was responsive, easy to communicate with and even offered delivery which was a lifesaver. I wish I could eat cupcakes all day - ha!

From the owner: Lovely Sweets is a local Ankeny home bakery that uses only the best ingredients! We don’t use…read moreinflammatory oils, artificial food dyes, or toxic utensils. We use grass fed butter, King Arthur flour, free range organic eggs, and so much more! We can cater for weddings, gender reveal parties, birthdays, etc. We can work with any occasion! If you don’t see something that you would like on the menu, let us know and we would be happy to try to accommodate you!

Baby Shower Cut Out Sugar Cookies with Raspberry Buttercream

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Angel Food Cake with Strawberry Topping

Stallie's Sweets

5.0(1 review)

8.2 mi

Stallie's Sweets' cheesecake rocked my world. Watch for pop ups on her Facebook, and you can always…read morecall or email her to order a beautiful cake, cupcakes, cheesecake, cookies, and more. Don't miss out on this small-town Iowa gem!

Scratch Cupcakery

4.1(92 reviews)

69.2 mi

How have I not written a review for Scratch yet?! While they do have locations in Waterloo and Des…read moreMoines now, Cedar Falls is where they got their start. I must admit, for awhile there I got "Scratched out," and just wasn't interested in anything they offered. But lately, I just keep going back! They've branched out a little from the standard cupcakes, and I'm loving it. The other day, I had a cherry cobbler cupcake. It's best my all-time favorite so far. I love the cheesecake ones, the fudge ones, and anything in between. Props to Scratch for stepping out of their comfort zone because it is paying off! If you are in the area, or at one of their other locations, I would definitely recommend stopping in for a treat. Heck, get a dozen and share them with family and friends!

I'm there at closing and the girls behind the counter said that they throw away the cupcakes after…read more7, yet when I ask for a discount to buy 1-2 dozen for a church event they refuse. Then bad talk me to each other before I leave. Wow! Will not be back, someone needs to teach those girls to learn respect and kindness.

Wedding Day Cupcake from Scratch!

Storefront

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Hy-Vee

3.7(27 reviews)

0.8 mi

Update: We tried the pizza as well!…read more 8/4/26 7:00 p.m. Walk-in We love the pizza at this location, especially when it's made by Gary! He's amazing! He's fun to talk to and makes the pizzas exactly like we request. The work station is kept organized as well as clean, and he is pretty efficient. All of the ingredients are fresh and, thankfully, pretty abundant on each pizza.

Well, you have a winner winner chicken dinner working at the deli. I had to tell the guy 4 times I…read morewould like bacon and toast. Then I went to swipe my card and he asks me (just toast?). No I want bacon and toast. Heavy sigh he had to enter that. Very depressing and shouldn't be working customer service. I would have gotten more enthusiasm from a dead person.

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Something for everyone and everyone pleased. Thanks HyVee!

Crème

3.9(150 reviews)

29.4 mi

Simply divine. Stopped by for cake and a cocktail yesterday and were amazed by the london fog cake…read morewith strawberry compote and lemon frosting. The decor and dish ware are fun and funky, we enjoyed a game of I spy using the mural. And we also are always a fan of places that are safe community spaces.

This was one of our last stops before leaving Des Moines. We picked up several items:…read more 1) milk bread with ube 2) milk bread with red beans 3) ube rice krispie treats 4) milk bread cinnamon roll 5) scotcheroo 6) matcha Blondies with white chocolate chips Coming from Chicago, it is relatively easy to come across milk bread and/or baked goods with ube and matcha. The first three items did not have a strong flavor profile and therefore didn't leave much of an impression with us. The ube in the rice krispie treats was very subtle and I'm not sure what the black components were. It looked like black sesame but we couldn't taste it. The latter three items were more appealing.

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