Barbara's Bake Shoppe Iowa City, IA, mid-1970s

[sray1203]

I went to college there, this was a little shop down one of the streets from the Pentacris(sp?). They used to make these crisp sugar cookies with a frosting that was not buttercream, not cream cheese, and not royal icing but sweet enough to put you into a diabetic coma. I am thinking this might have been a poured fondant. If anyone has any idea what this might have been, I would appreciate knowing. It is my fondest wish to have something like this again before I die.

[rozz01]

There is a Barbara's Bake Shoppe in Des Moines, I wonder if they are affiliated with the people that owned the one in Iowa city... As a freshman in college, Barbara's was all about the cream horn to me :)

[Bobfrmia]

Barbara's in Des Moines was known for the champagne cake.
Try asking them. Here is a link, maybe they know.
http://www.barbaraschampagnecakes.com/

[hawkeyeui93]

Had many champagne cakes over the years growing up in Des Moines ....

[hawkeyeui93]

My mom and dad went to school there in the early-1970 and suggest that you try e-mailing Dave at [e-mail] ... His family may have owned the bakery you recall being near the Pentacrest. When I went to school there in the early-1990's, I don't recall it being there.