Elegant bakery offering creative baked goods, plus a nighttime lounge for desserts & drinks.
"Lifelong Des Moines resident and former magazine recipe developer Sammy Mila has been an avid supporter of the local food scene for decades, but lamented the fact that her Laotian and Thai culture was rarely represented on bakery menus. So in 2022, she bought Crème dessert shop and was soon drawing crowds for pan-Asian-inspired items like matcha blondies, milk bread cinnamon rolls, and black sesame Oreo cake. Stop by after sunset for Midnight Munchies: ’90s tunes, cocktails, customizable Cup Noodles, and a rotating cast of cakes and cheesecakes." - Karla Walsh
"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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