Amanda Polsen and Georgia Harrison blend to beat rivals to Nestle Golden Chef's Hat Award

Two ACT apprentice chefs have whipped up a win, beating Australia's eight best junior chef teams to take the 2015 Nestle Golden Chef's Hat Award.

Amanda Polsen, 24, and Georgia Harrison, 22, have won a food safari experience to South Africa, where they'll undertake work experience with well known chefs and explore the region's food.

Last year, the pair made the nationals and were keen to put their cooking to the test again this year. However, there was added pressure with a live audience.

"Our biggest challenge was having the pressure of an audience being a foot away, talking about what you're making, and there are cameras and people interviewing you while you're cooking," Ms Harrison said.

In the Sydney battle, the young chefs had to create three courses in four hours using the supplied produce of proteins, vegetables, carbohydrates and Nestle Professional products.

The pair won several medals, but it was their mouth-watering dessert that snared the gold.

"It was a chocolate mousse sphere filled with liquid caramel. It had a pistachio crumb, a pistachio semifreddo, saffron macarons, fresh blueberries and rasberry spheres," Ms Harrison said.

The executive chef at Nestle Professional, Mark Clayton, was "very enthusiastic" about the dish, saying it was delicious and amazing.

The win wasn't just about what was on the plate, but also teamwork and kitchen skills.

Ms Harrison wants to become a food critic, but will gain more experience before she sits on the other side of the judging table.

"To critique someone's livelihood and passion, I need to have the biggest insight I can possibly have into what that means," she said.