"Leah Gallagher's cupcake obsession is a boon to Union Street shoppers," San Francisco Chronicle
Illustration of Leah Gallagher by Joshua Gorchov, via San Francisco Chronicle
"My mom owns a store called Wee Scotty, and it is a retail boutique for children's clothing. Everything is made in-house. I will be out front selling cupcakes around Dec. 16, and I will be selling them for a good two weeks. My hours are 10:30 to 2 or 3. Usually I bake on a Saturday night and sell on Sunday to catch all the church folks. Around Christmas time I sell candy cane twists and gingerbread cookies. Regular spring and summer I will sell shortbread, brownies and my favorite chocolate chip cookies. I bake it all myself.
I'm a cupcake-obsessed person. I have a bunch of cupcake pins all over my backpack and I have a cupcake jacket and a lot of cupcake stuff. It's not even funny. My favorite would have to be the original Wee Scotty Cupcake. It's a confetti cupcake with little balls of color inside and pink strawberry frosting.
I don't have a name for the cupcakes and cookie business. I never really thought about that. I just say, 'I'm selling cupcakes and cookies.' I put out a big table and have fuzzy tablecloths and a bunch of balloons. I'll have 'decorate your own cupcakes,' where you can put your own sprinkles on. There is a cupcake store across the street. I had to try them. They're really good, so I'm working on my recipes. I make dog treats ('beefy bacon' was recently on special) hanging off of a chain with little clothespins. A few people have asked me if I have a health permit or use rubber gloves and stuff. But I'm pretty good with that. I use tongs.
Illustration of Leah Gallagher by Joshua Gorchov, via San Francisco Chronicle
"My mom owns a store called Wee Scotty, and it is a retail boutique for children's clothing. Everything is made in-house. I will be out front selling cupcakes around Dec. 16, and I will be selling them for a good two weeks. My hours are 10:30 to 2 or 3. Usually I bake on a Saturday night and sell on Sunday to catch all the church folks. Around Christmas time I sell candy cane twists and gingerbread cookies. Regular spring and summer I will sell shortbread, brownies and my favorite chocolate chip cookies. I bake it all myself.
I'm a cupcake-obsessed person. I have a bunch of cupcake pins all over my backpack and I have a cupcake jacket and a lot of cupcake stuff. It's not even funny. My favorite would have to be the original Wee Scotty Cupcake. It's a confetti cupcake with little balls of color inside and pink strawberry frosting.
I don't have a name for the cupcakes and cookie business. I never really thought about that. I just say, 'I'm selling cupcakes and cookies.' I put out a big table and have fuzzy tablecloths and a bunch of balloons. I'll have 'decorate your own cupcakes,' where you can put your own sprinkles on. There is a cupcake store across the street. I had to try them. They're really good, so I'm working on my recipes. I make dog treats ('beefy bacon' was recently on special) hanging off of a chain with little clothespins. A few people have asked me if I have a health permit or use rubber gloves and stuff. But I'm pretty good with that. I use tongs.
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