Im only 19 and make 80k a year from my cake baking side hustle – heres how I did it [Video]

A 19-YEAR-OLD has revealed how he turned a cake baking side hustle into an £80,000 a year job.

Justin Ellen, has always had a sweet tooth and loved to bake cakes with his mum and his grandma in the school holidays.

Justin began making cakes in his mum’s kitchenCredit: YouTube/CNBCMakeIt

He now runs a successful businessCredit: YouTube/CNBCMakeIt

His cakes sell for thousandsCredit: YouTube/CNBCMakeIt

“We would bake everything from pies to cookies to breads”, he told CNBC’s Make It.

Justin became really passionate after watching lots of cake baking videos on YouTube and began practicing and practicing in his kitchen.

“They actually came out really good, and I enjoyed it too”, he said.

After Justin, from New Jersey USA finished school, he decided that university wasn’t for him, and decided to pursue his cake baking dream instead.

He set up his business, Everything Just Baked, in 2021 and now sells custom-made cakes, for weddings and birthdays.

He has also hired his family members to …