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College student cheesecake business

A home-baking side hustle run by a student that scales dessert production (cheesecakes) around a class schedule and sells by the unit to classmates and local buyers.

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A home-baking side hustle where a college student bakes cheesecakes and sells them by the unit to classmates and local buyers, scaling production around a class schedule. The episode reports a peak of 324 cheesecakes in a single week on the path to 1,500 lifetime units funding tuition, but no revenue, margin, or price-per-unit figures are given. Startup cost is implied to be modest (ingredients and kitchen equipment) and the skill is baking plus scheduling around school.

Where the sources agree

  • Production is scaled around a student class schedule
  • Sells by the unit to classmates and local buyers
  • No concrete revenue figures given

What each source says

side-hustle-school#972 - College Student Bakes 1,500 Cheesecakes to Pay Tuition

Side Hustle School profiles a 'College Confectionista' who peaked at 324 cheesecakes in one week and baked 1,500 lifetime to pay tuition, without revenue figures.

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