Crème

Bakery · Des Moines

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"Oh, and don’t forget dessert. It’s ready for you at Crème Bakery, Sammy Mila’s Asian-inspired bakery. Mila and co. host the ‘90s music-infused “Midnight Munchies” every Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to Midnight, at which you can sip cocktails and order everything from milk bread cinnamon rolls to ube-Oreo cake slices to scotcheroos. (For the uninitiated, those are no-bake chocolate-peanut butter cereal bars that few Iowans can resist.)" - Karla Walsh Karla Walsh Karla Walsh is a freelance writer based in Des Moines, Iowa. She has written about travel, health, food, wine, psychology, fitness, beauty, and beyond for more than 15 years. She has visited four continents and near

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