From $19 to Six Figures: Rosedale baker turns pandemic setback into flourishing cake business
A Rosedale resident is creating custom cakes with unique designs for her local community and beyond. Sabrina Wright, 28, owns and operates Golden Sugar Bakery , an online luxury cake business that has flourished into a six-figure venture serving clients in New York City and the East Coast. Wright’s story began in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She had just lost her job and was battling anxiety and depression from the uncertainty of the world. “Then suddenly, an old customer of mine from my previous job that I had just lost messaged me asking if I could make a cake for her friend,” she said. Wright said at the time, she only had $19.84 in her bank account and was determined to use her last dollars to make the cake. She was inspired to use alcohol as she saw on the news that alcohol usage was on the rise during the pandemic. “I went to the liquor store and couldn’t even buy a big bottle. So, I ended up buying two nips. I went home, and I made the cake,” she s...