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Revisiting Cakes and Cupcakes

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Chocolate cupcakes with raspberry -frosting

Cupcakes have taken the U.S. by storm in the last few years; but cakes, large and small, have always been an important part of our culture.  Host Charity Nebbe discusses family recipes and gourmet innovation with Evelyn Birkby, Iowa’s most famous homemaker and columnist for the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel. Teresa Pinkerton, owner of That One Cupcake Place in Cedar Rapids, Christina Moffat, owner of Crème Cupcake + Dessert in Des Moines, and cookbook author Jeremy Jackson also join the conversation.

Charity Nebbe is the host of 'Talk of Iowa'. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University.