| 1. Kirti Bhoutika is a 20-year-old pastry chef from Kolkata, West Bengal, currently studying Food and Nutrition in college. |
| 2. She has had a passion for cooking since she was young and started baking classes during her school days. |
| 3. Initially cooking for friends and family, she eventually opened her own confectionary called SugarPlum Cakery. |
| 4. In 2016, she achieved victory on the reality show Masterchef India Season 5. |
| 5. Besides her culinary skills, Kirti is trained in dance and excels in painting. |
| 6. Kirti Bhoutika is a pastry chef from Kolkata, West Bengal, who pursued her graduation in Food and Nutrition. |
| 7. After winning Masterchef India, she took a one-year break to travel and work in restaurants across the country. |
| 8. She relaunched Sugarplum Cakery in 2018 with a mission to train young women, particularly single mothers and sole earners, in baking. |
| 9. The bakery has grown from a two-member team to a 12-member kitchen staffed primarily by women. |
| 10. She conducts online baking classes on Zoom with students from across India and abroad. |
| 11. She has approximately 225,000 followers on Instagram and is known as 'The Dessert Queen'. |
| 12. She is passionate about low-waste cooking practices. |
