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Benjamina Ebuehi

Benjamina Ebuehi is a London food writer, stylist and cookbook author sharing flavour-focused bakes through Sweet Things and Guardian Feast.

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Overview

Based: London, UK
Work: Food writer, food stylist and cookbook author
Breakout: The Great British Bake Off quarter-finalist, 2016
Education: Economics, University of Leicester
Newsletter: Sweet Things on Substack

Mini bio

How it started.

Growing up in South London, Benjamina loved watching a parent cook and worked through cookbooks bought by their mother. Baking continued alongside an economics degree at Leicester, with cakes made for friends at weekends.

The Bake Off springboard.

A quarter-final place on the 2016 series of The Great British Bake Off opened the door to a full-time food career. Meeting a food stylist while making a cake for a video helped Benjamina see another way to work with food.

Books and a baking community.

The New Way to Cake arrived in 2019, followed by A Good Day to Bake in 2022 and I'll Bring Dessert in 2024. The books explore flavour, everyday baking and desserts to share. Sweet Things brings that approach to a newsletter, alongside a regular Guardian Feast column.

Around the table.

Benjamina is an ambassador for Luminary Bakery, a social enterprise supporting women facing social and economic disadvantage. With sister Bonita, Benjamina also co-founded The Sister Table, hosting brunches that brought women together in London.

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Cookbooks

Television

2016The Great British Bake OffSeries seven contestant and quarter-finalist

Awards

Guild of Food Writers Awards 2023General Cookbook Award finalist for A Good Day to Bake.

Quotes

I didn't want to work in a restaurant kitchen or run a bakeryBenjamina Ebuehi, Food Matters Live, 8 March 2022

On discovering other ways to build a career in food. https://foodmatterslive.com/food-matters-live-podcasts/career-conversations-turned-baking-hobby-job

Trivia

Benjamina initially abandoned the long Bake Off application, then applied a few hours before the deadline without telling anyone.
The Sister Table paired Benjamina’s cooking with sister Bonita’s branding, website and hosting.
A tin of Milo is a cupboard staple, and inspired a chocolate Milo Basque cheesecake in February 2026.