Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2014 | Page 62

Christopher Chavez interview with How old were you when you took your first order and how long have you been decorating for? I think I was in my late teens taking orders at my parent’s bakery. I have been decorating now for 26 years. What study have you done relating to cake decorating? I studied pastry cooking at TAFE after finishing year 12. I have also been lucky enough to do some courses with international cake decorators such as Karen Porteleo and Richard Festen through courses run at Planet Cake. I am committed to constantly updating and adding to my skills and knowledge base and have learnt about working with chocolate and am hoping to improve my airbrushing skills with a course this year. Tell us a little bit about your title “The Cake Engineer”, what does bei