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Teniqua Kekery

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Māmā of 4 | Ngāti Porou | Wifey
🎉Sweet moments celebrated with
whānau, love & cake✨
🧁HCC Registered Kirikiriroa, Hamilton
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A very special keke I created in celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

My keke features a handmade edible wafer paper korowai that I absolutely loved making (it's so much easier than the real korowai I made 😂)
Wrapped around a chocolate keke filled with my fave @whittakersnz Creamy Milk chocolate ganache, finished with @heilalavanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and the beautiful māori design cake stencil by @katibiccinz

I had the privilege of displaying this keke at The Generator National Awards & Business Showcase on Saturday in Tāmaki Makaurau, alongside so many incredible pakihi who have come through the beautiful kaupapa that is The Generator.

I came through The Generator myself in June 2022 and have had the privilege of working alongside the amazing team since January 2023, alongside running my own pakihi. I may not post as often these days, but I’m still busy baking orders every week! Between my pakihi, this mahi, being a māmā of 4, and our 2year old pēpi keeping me on my toes, life is definitely full on 😂

Working alongside The Generator has been such fulfilling mahi. Being able to support and empower other pakihi on their own journeys, just as The Generator supported, empowered and believed in me when I started mine, is something really special.

So proud to celebrate our beautiful culture, whakapapa and reo through my mahi 🥰 by @_teniqua

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✨ Mr. & Mrs. Lepua ✨

This wedding was extra special for me—I had the absolute honour of being the Matron of Honour for this stunning couple and I also got to create their wedding cake! Lots of mahi with a new pēpi but we made it!

From the intricate Māori and Samoan stencils by @katibiccinz to the topper handcrafted by me (@cricut_anz) every detail was made with love.

And the florals 😍 Absolutely breathtaking! I’d love to work with them forever—whoever you are, you made my job so easy with these gorgeous preserved bouquet toppers.

The setup by @kanumezevents was perfection, displaying this keke beautifully

🎂 Flavours:
🍰 5” – Red Velvet with Whittaker’s White Chocolate Raspberry Ganache
🍫 7” – Chocolate with Whittaker’s Milk Chocolate Buttercream
🧁9” – Whittaker’s White Chocolate Mud with Caramilk Ganache
🥥 11” – Chocolate with Whittaker’s Milk Chocolate Ganache & German Chocolate Icing

Such an unforgettable day, filled with love, laughter and of course, Keke! 💕

#WeddingCake #LuxuryCakes #MāoriSamoanDesign #WhittakersChocolate #BespokeCakes #pakihimāori #maoriwedding #samoanwedding taken in Winsford Gardens by @_teniqua

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2 years ago

It’s been a while since I was last on here... After my last wedding post during Matariki 2023, I found out I was pregnant with our 4th pēpi! 😆✨ Under the bright whetū of Matariki, te tau hou Māori, a time of renewal began, bringing with it a precious new chapter for our whānau 🥰

Our pēpi is now 10 months old, and I’ve been loving making the most of our time together, she has been the best pēpi! Can’t believe she’s almost one! Now, it’s about time I whip up some keke and get back into mahi.

Limited orders are now open for the year ahead — please email only at teniquakekery@gmail.com, as so many DMs get lost or end up in requests that dissappear.

Here’s a wedding keke I made for my sister-in-law’s big day in November! 💍 taken in Winsford Gardens by @_teniqua

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2 years ago

Sosifa & Tiana Wedding Keke

5 tiers of 12"/10"/8"/6"/4" + two 5" cakes to gift

4" Whittakers white chocolate mud cake filled with whittakers white chocolate raspberry ganache

6" Whittakers white choc mud cake filled with salted caramel swiss meringue and salted caramel sauce

8" Whittakers white choc mud cake filled with whittakers milk choc ganache

10" Chocolate cake filled with whittakers milk chocolate ganache

12" German chocolate cake with whittakers milk chocolate ganache

All cakes covered in @heilalavanilla swiss meringue buttercream

The 2 extra cakes were 5" chocolate cake filled with @whittakersnz milk chocolate buttercream and were gifted

Floral @amys_flowers_nz & @chloelefleur
Wedding decor @kanumezevents
Stencil @katibiccinz taken in Hamilton, New Zealand by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

Wedding Keke for my sisters Wedding on Matariki Friday - Mr & Mrs Eukaliti

This is the biggest cake I've ever made. 5 tiers of 12"/10"/8"/6"/4" + two 5" cakes to gift. Unfortunately, I couldn't lift this one for a photo this time 🤣 the bottom 2 tiers were at least 35kg alone they were heavy as heck, so I'm grateful for my hubby doing all the lifting. Last weekend's cake was 9"/7"/5"

Cake flavours were all baked and made from scratch

4" Whittakers white chocolate mud cake filled with whittakers white chocolate raspberry ganache

6" Whittakers white choc mud cake filled with salted caramel swiss meringue and salted caramel sauce

8" Whittakers white choc mud cake filled with whittakers milk choc ganache

10" Chocolate cake filled with whittakers milk chocolate ganache

12" German chocolate cake with whittakers milk chocolate ganache

All cakes covered in @heilalavanilla swiss meringue buttercream

The 2 extra cakes were 5" chocolate cake filled with @whittakersnz milk chocolate buttercream and were gifted

Floral @amys_flowers_nz & @chloelefleur
Wedding decor @kanumezevents
Stencil @katibiccinz by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

Me to my sister Tirama:
Hurry up and take a photo. This cake is sooooo heavy 🤣 this cake was at least 30+ kg 😅

Each tiered cake had 4 layers of dark red velvet cake filled with snickers filling - a layer of whittakers milk chocolate ganache, then a layer of peanut butter swiss meringue buttercream and swirls of my freshly made salted caramel sauce. Covered in heilala vanilla swiss meringue

Delivered this cake for a 21st birthday early yesterday afternoon before heading out to my sisters hens party from 2pm till 4am 😅 but I still made it to church today, a bit late 🤣 I'll be baking all this again and more for her Wedding on Matariki this coming Friday woohoooo by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

My Journey with such an amazing organization - The Generator has been life Changing and such a blessing to me! I started doing cakes for my tamariki only and it turned into a business by accident after so much demand from my amazing whanau and friends on facebook. I had no idea how to even start or run a business, I just knew how to make the cakes and send them on their way but The Generator helped guide me through everything, registering my business, using HNRY for accounting, having a registered kitchen through the council (legal requirement for foodies). I am now proud to be a Tuakana/Teina/mentor to help others through their applications.

If you have a community service card and would like to level up your side hustle or start a business that uses YOUR skills and talents, and be guided through how to properly set up a business like myself who had no idea , register your interest at www.thegenerator.org.nz and be ready to level up! We help with up to $2000 in the trial phase.. next video I will share how I spent my $2000 to start up my business.

With the cost of living these days I find more of us are working multiple jobs to keep going and I love how The Generator is here to help

#blessed #thegeneratornz #communityservicecard #teniquakekery #levelup #startupgrant #pakihimaori #emergeaotearoa #aotearoanz #businessopportunity2023 #aotearoa #MSD #businessstartup #givingback #sidehustle #costoflivingnz #costoflivingnewzealand #grateful #newzealand #organization #heretohelp #newbusiness #hobby by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

Wedding Keke for Mr & Mrs Hulme.

Special delivery from Hamilton to Kumeu, Auckland

Top tier: Whittakers White chocolate mud cake filled with whittakers white chocolate raspberry ganache
2nd tier: Banana cake filled with whittakers milk chocolate ganache
3rd tier: red velvet cake filled with whittakers white chocolate raspberry ganache
Bottom tier: Chocolate cake filled with whittakers milk chocolate ganache

The best wedding I've ever seen 😍 by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

Hubby and I had the BEST time ever at the Launch of the new Whittakers Chocolate Honey, nougat and almond flavour last month!

It is definitely one of my faves! Such a dream for me to be invited to this exclusive event especially as a baker who uses Whittakers in almost every bake. It is a must! And my fave Chocolate in the world 🥰 @whittakersnz by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

What I created as one of the first recipe creators for the Whittakers Chocolate nest recipe which happened to be around my niece's first birthday

This whole cake is full of whittakers chocolate inside and out by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

I was one of @whittakersnz very first recipe testers and this is what I created for my niece's 1st birthday cake

2 tiers of Whittaker's dark chocolate mud cake filled with Whittaker's creamy milk chocolate swiss meringue buttercream. Top tier is covered with a pink Whittaker's white chocolate swiss meringue buttercream and bits of 24k gold leaf

The wood look bits on the bottom tier I handmade with Whittaker's dark chocolate. Melted the chocolate down and poured onto baking paper with a spoon making different sized wood look panels taller than the bottom of the cake then ran some texture through it with the spoon. Set the chocolate firm in the fridge and dusted with edible gold lustre dust.

Sitting at the top is the Whittaker’s dark ghana chocolate nest with the beautiful Whittaker's cocoa pods and dusted with gold lustre dust. To fit on top of the cake I had to make a mini version but loved how perfect it went with this cake 😍 Nest recipe here:
https://www.whittakers.co.nz/en_NZ/recipes/chocolate-nest/ or check out the website

Thanks for having me Whittaker's 🥰 by @_teniqua

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3 years ago

6 keke for a beautiful 90th birthday celebration. Super grateful and blessed to be apart of this beautiful day 🥰

A special delivery I made from Hamilton to Auckland at the end of April

All the cakes are made with the best tiakarete/chocolate @whittakersnz white chocolate mud cake filled with whittakers milk chocolate ganache. The bottom tier of the 2 tier cake was whittakers dark chocolate mud cake filled with whittakers milk chocolate ganache

Beautiful tongan diamond stencil from Kat @katibiccinz I was super last minute with this as I didn't want to use what I already had lol but she came through super last minute for me the day before! Thank you 🥰 the stencil was perfect!

Decorated with fresh floral from Hamilton flower market, @ferrerorocheranz , custom cake topper and macarons filled with whittakers white chocolate & @fresh.as raspberry made by me taken in Mangere Cosmopolitan Club by @_teniqua

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3 years ago