Molly’s Cupcakes

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Molly’s Cupcakes, customers often noticed an unusual occurrence late in the afternoon. A little girl, pushing her toy shopping cart filled with plastic treats, would suddenly stop and giggle whenever she passed the display case. One day, a delivery driver asked the little girl where she got all those toys from. She looked up with big eyes and said, ‘Oh, I found them behind the counter!’ The baker just smiled and whispered to the driver, ‘Guess she missed the sign that says “Not for Sale”.’

2. At Molly’s Cupcakes, every morning around sunrise, a mysterious voice would announce over the intercom: ‘Today’s special—cupcakes that change flavor based on your mood!’ Regulars tried to test it, but no matter what they felt, the cupcake always tasted like chocolate. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver ordered one just to see if he could get strawberry. To his surprise, the cupcake was indeed strawberry—but only until he opened the door to his truck, whereupon it instantly became vanilla again. A regular later quipped, ‘Maybe Molly’s secret recipe is actually just a really good lie.’

3. At Molly’s Cupcakes, a regular customer once exclaimed, ‘I thought I’d seen everything here!’ One day, while placing his order, he glanced up and saw a tiny cupcake wearing a little chef hat waving at him from behind the counter. Suddenly, another cupcake popped its head out from behind the display case, holding a tiny spoon and saying in a high-pitched voice, 'Would you like extra sprinkles on that?' The regular burst out laughing, realizing it was just an elaborate decoration, but everyone else in line stared wide-eyed for a moment before joining in the laughter.

4. At Molly's Cupcakes, every night after closing, a strange note appeared on the door. It read: 'The best cupcakes are made when you leave.' No one knew who left it or why. One day, an excited delivery driver found the note and thought, ‘They want me to stay!’ So he stayed overnight, only to wake up with dozens of free cupcakes in his car. A neighbor later saw him trying to sneak them back into the shop and exclaimed, ‘You’re supposed to LEAVE them!’