Jersey Buzz: NJ baker and "Is it Cake?" contestant makes Mary J. Blige’s birthday cake

In Friday’s Jersey Buzz: Passaic native Justin Ellen baked a birthday cake for Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige.

News 12 Staff

Feb 17, 2023, 12:34 PM

Updated 568 days ago

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Have you seen the show "Is it Cake?" on Netflix? Justin Ellen had just turned 18 and missed his high school graduation and prom for the once in a lifetime opportunity to be on the Netflix show.
The Passaic native also built a six-figure baking business from his parents' kitchen starting at 16 years old. Now, Grammy Award-winning singer and R&B icon Mary J. Blige hired Ellen to bake her cake at her 52nd birthday party.