Molly's Cupcakes — Local services in Des Moines

We contacted Molly’s Cupcakes via their website about 6 weeks prior to a birthday. We asked them if they could make a cake and cupcakes that are nut free. We told them we have a severe peanut, cashew and pistachio allergy that causes anaphylactic shock with two of our children. They confirmed they were able to do that for us. When we went to go order the cake over the phone, the person on the phone told us that they cannot guarantee a nut free cake or cupcakes. After a week or two we decided that we would get a smash cake there for our son and get nut free cupcakes elsewhere for the other two that are allergic. We were to pick up the cake on a Saturday around noon for his party. Since we got into town early, we decided that we’d pick it up the day before, which we were told was okay. That it would be ready. We drive to the bakery and they cannot find our order. They can see that we paid for it a month prior, they can see the online correspondence that we had with them 6 weeks prior. But, somehow the order was lost and there was no cake. If we had not gone in the day before it was to be picked up, we would not have had a cake for his party the following day. We decided to leave the bakery as it was later in the evening and we have 3 small chiidren. We call them when we get back home and the person over the phone continues to ruminate about how the order is lost, offering no solutions. Finally my husband said, can you just have a cake ready for us tomorrow? The person over the phone said they’d have to speak to their manager and call us back. They did so and they did have the cake ready the next morning. But, unfortunately it was not a very good cake. It was so rubbery that my son had a hard time even trying to grab it with his fingers. They did give us two extra cupcakes for our inconvenience. In my opinion, I thought we deserved a free cake. Because again, had we not got in the day before, we wouldn’t of had a cake for his first birthday. Overall, we were not happy nor satisfied with...

Edit - fast forward to a few years later and we chose Molly's to make our son's 1st birthday cake. It turned out fabulous and better than I even envisioned! I cannot recommend Molly's enough!

Molly’s made our wedding cake and dessert and they were such an amazing choice! The entire process was extremely easy, the tasting was so fun (I loved how everything was customizable) and the final design of the cake was exactly how we had envisioned it! Not to mention that they were extremely affordable. We had originally planned to have a 200+ wedding but due to the pandemic had to cut our numbers significantly. Molly’s were super easy to communicate with and I definitely appreciate that. Our wedding cake was peanut butter/Nutella flavored (yum!) and was so delicious and moist. We opted for a bunch of different mini-flavored cupcakes so our guests could choose their favorite flavors and honestly, they were all amazing, it’s hard to even choose my favorite. We had chocolate cupcakes with brown butter frosting, crème brulee, key lime pie, vanilla and an almond-flavored cupcake. They were even able to make a few GF cupcakes for my flower girl w/ Celiacs. I also love that they offer a free wedding cake on our 1st wedding anniversary so we won’t have to eat freezer-burned wedding cake. Can’t wait! Thanks Molly’s for making our night...

Truly great cupcakes!! My daughter will tell you that I am pretty picky about cake in general and I am not much of a fan of cupcakes for the simple reason that the cake is often dry and tasteless and one must eat quantities of the frosting to get any flavor. Not so with Molly's! Their cake batter is like a moist sponge batter that has lovely flavor all on its own ( think rich, like eggs and vanilla) and perfectly supports the fillings and frostings. Yes, I said fillings! Every cupcake is filled with a core of amazingness! And it isn't frosting. It's a filling that complements the frosting. So you get three flavors in one place, which all work together to make a wonderful taste sensation! There went my diet! We tried six different cupcakes and all were just excellent! The decor in Molly's is quite original. Think industrial, plus fun, kid friendly and community gathering spot. There's a bar that goes around the front counter where you can sit on swings ( yes, fun swings!) and watch them fill and frost cupcakes. Tables, chairs and benches line the exposed brick walls of the old warehouse building and there is a stack of board games to encourage patrons to stay and play. Wonderful concept with fabulous cupcakes in exceptional flavors! Well done, Molly's!...