HUNTER trained Jack Mylott has won a five-night trip to Singapore, after being named the best pastry chef at the Bake Skills Australia 2019 Championships.
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"I am over the moon with the results," Jack, 20, said.
"Growing up I always loved baking and making cakes.
"University wasn't the right path for me; getting an apprenticeship and training at TAFE NSW made sense for me to succeed in my career aspirations to be a baker.
"There's just something about baking - it's a family thing, it brings people together and makes everyone feel at home."
The championships were split into two competitions: one for pastry chefs and the other for bakers.
Pastry chefs had to create a series of products for judges including a 'spectacular special occasion cake'; a gâteau St-Honoré, 12 mille-feuille and seafood gourmet pies.
Jack is a fourth generation baker and completed his Certificate III in Retail Baking (Combined) at TAFE Hamilton this year. He is being mentored by Francesco Gulisano at Dolcettini Patisserie in Sydney.
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