Not long after the pandemic began in 2020, Gabby and Ryan Main were furloughed â she from a party rental company and he from personal training at a gym that never reopened. Though theyâve since been re-homed in full-time jobs â she managing a Realtor company and he now an event coordinator â they made the most of their transition time and started
Happy Hour Donuts (happyhourdonuts.com) as a cottage business. Its niche: boozy donuts, âsomething different than whatâs offered in the Springs,â says Gabby.Â
She says she previously baked nothing that didnât start in a box, so she went through quite a bit of trial-and-error to develop HHDâs current lineup of 14 yeast donut flavors, one cake and three buttercream-filled brioche styles (including a lemon raspberry). She began by mimicking popular cocktails (including a strawberry margarita) then branched out to discover âhow to put in alcohol without overpowering the donut, just making f