On Monday, a former San José State student hosted a bake sale of homemade treats outside of the Science Building.

Katelan Liang, an SJSU alumna, began her bake sale at 11 a.m. and sold out of all goods before 2 p.m.

Liang runs a baked goods business called Comfy Cozy Sweets and sells her products on campus every Monday.

“I like to try new recipes, so most of the time I have a rotating menu,” Liang said. “I’ll always try to have something new every time I come out.”

Liang’s table displayed handwritten signs labeling each baked good and its price, along with an original flyer exhibiting the name of the business.

The bake sale included four menu items, including brown butter chocolate chip cookies for three dollars, mexican hot chocolate cookies for four dollars, snickerdoodle blondies for four dollars and blueberry biscuits with honey glaze for five dollars.

To-go bags, napkins and mini containers were available for each customer to be able to carry their treats. 

Several passersby described the setup as cute, stopping to admire before placing their orders with Liang.

Karla Porres, a fourth-year kinesiology student, ordered a blueberry biscuit with honey glaze.

Porres said the bake sale felt welcoming for the public.

“I think our campus needs more events like these to help students who don’t have any place to go when it comes to food or sweets,” Porres said.

She said that pop-ups similar to the bake sale can help support any small business.

When Liang was a student at SJSU she was a food, science and nutrition major and used to make lots of desserts. 

Liang said the idea of starting to sell her sweets came from friends pitching the idea to her, as well as her desire to not have as many leftovers.

“Most of the time I just try to have a conversation and connect with people,” Liang said. “I like being able to see when people eat the food that I make and watch them get excited.”

Liang has been hosting bake sales since the end of her last year as a SJSU student, she continues to greet every customer with compliments, creating an inviting atmosphere that keeps customers lingering even after making a purchase.

Preparation for each bake sale takes between two and three days, varying on that week’s menu.

“I try to come every Monday around 11 a.m. until I sell out. I always try to make something new,” Liang said.

 She said her go-to spot to set up her table is in front of the science building.

Jorge Sandoval, an SJSU graduate student in teacher education, said he planned his stop at the bake sale since he had previously bought treats from Liang.

This time Sandoval bought two brown butter chocolate chip cookies and a snickerdoodle blondie.

“Something about having brown butter in the cookies, just a real deep rich flavor,” Sandoval said.

 Other than the treats on display, Liang has made a variety of desserts such as thai tea mini bundt cakes, tres leches cakes and ube white chocolate cookies. Despite this, she said that a consistent fan favorite is always her brown butter chocolate chip cookies.

Danielle Lieu, a recent SJSU master’s graduate in teacher education, bought a snickerdoodle blondie.

“It’s not too sweet and has nice flavors from the cinnamon. I think it was worth it, I’m a big fan,” Lieu said.

Lieu said that Liang recommended the item to her, while noting that the bake sale’s location helped bring visibility to less-trafficked areas of campus.

Liang said she is interested in getting to a point in her baking career where she can have her shop at pop-ups and farmers markets.

“Baking is a passion and I love working with it,” Liang said.