Oh, That Cake! Plus More Des Moines Food News
This week: sweet stuff, 65 farms to visit this summer, and more news of note.
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Now, onto today’s post:
That Cake!
As I mentioned last week, I recently hired The Food Life of Zach and Cody to cook for a celebration I hosted. For dessert, I turned to Jackie Servellon of Cake Studio DSM, a special-order-only micro-bakery.
Jackie, a trained pastry chef and former sous pastry chef at Oak Park, makes cakes that looked truly party-worthy—with fresh flowers, piped flourishes, and plenty of polish. But I had yet to actually experience any of …