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The Austrian capital of Vienna is not only famous for its ancient landscapes but also for its many attractive cakes.
Austria is a country in the heart of Europe, carrying in its ancient scenery, majestic nature and bold cultural imprints. The cuisine of this country is also very special: when in the city, or in peaceful countryside, or in the beautiful valleys of the Alps, you can find the dishes. delicious. But perhaps Austria is best known for its pastries, especially in the capital Vienna, where so many kinds of cakes are so delicious that they form a distinctive "Viennoiserie" in the culinary world. Austria is full of beautiful food other beautiful.
APFELSTRUDEL: Apple strudel is probably the most famous and famous pastry outside of Austria. The strudel is derived from the German word for "whirlpool", which refers to the layers of sponge cake that roll together and wrap the apple inside.
Traditional apple strudel will include apple fried sugar, cinnamon, raisins and bread crumbs. Then the apple will be wrapped in several thin layers, to be baked and the result will be Apfelstrudel crispy crust, apple sweet aroma. The best apple strudel is when enjoyed hot, just finished baking and sprinkled a little powdered sugar.
MOHNZELTEN: These little cakes originate in the Walviertel region, located in northwestern Austria, bordering the Czech Republic, but very popular in the capital Vienna. Although there are many different varieties such as strawberry or almond, the original version of Mohnzelten is the poppy kernel (poppy seeds). The cake is fried sweet sugar, and the crust is mashed potato with salt. Cake is baked until crispy, sweet salty combination between the shell and very interesting.
SACHER TORTE: This iconic burger was invented by Franz Sacher in 1832. At that time, Sacher was only a 16-year-old apprentice, but due to his illness, he was forced to make a glaze. special mouth to serve Prince Wenzel von Metternich and some other important guests.
This sweet cake is a "paradise" for chocolate lovers. The cake consists of two layers of chocolate cake with a thin layer of apricot jam in the middle, and the cake will be covered with a shiny chocolate. Franz Sacher's son, Eduard, has continued his father's legacy to maintain the reputation of this type of cake. Australians love this type of cake until December 5 every year is designated as the national Sacher Torte Day.
KARDINALSCHNITTE: Kardinalschnitte is a croissant with cream, but a little different in the fabric with a strip of turtle (butter butter cake) mixed with an egg yolk (egg whites). Two types of cloth will be baked together in a tray, then cut into long pieces and sandwiched together, be it fresh cream, coffee cream, strawberry or fruit jam ... Each yellow stripe interwoven white The cake is said to resemble the papal gown (so the Kardinalschnitte is also known as the "Cardinal").
Eating Kardinalschnitte is a pleasant experience when you will enjoy the same soft genoise cake, soft meringue foam and sweet fatty cream pie.
PUNSCHKRAPFEN: The word "Punschkrapfen" in Austrian is equivalent to "Punch cake" in English, with a pink color reminiscent of the famous cocktail Punch. Punschkrapfen includes pancakes, nougat candy, chocolate and apricot jam, all wrapped in glaze with cherry blossom. These tiny, square-shaped cakes are a popular dessert for parties.
MOZART TORTE: No one knows why this cake was named after the famous classical composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who came from Salzburg. This cake is a bit like Sacher Torte, with two layers of chocolate cake, covered with chocolate glaze, but Mozart Torte adds a layer of cream chocolate and ice cream (chestnut pistachio). And what makes this cake named Mozart is that each piece of cake will be served with a piece or a chocolate with the face of this talented composer.
ESTERHAZY TORTE: Named after Prince Esterházy de Galántha, Prince of Hungary III, Esterhazy Torte was born in Budapest in the late nineteenth century, but soon became famous in Vienna bakeries. There are many variants of this type of cake, but the most popular is the version of chocolate cake is spread wine liqueur, sandwiched in multi-layer, with almonds wrapped on the surface and painted feathers.
KIPFEL: Kipfel, also known as Croissant or croissant, is probably the most famous Austrian pastry for us. Simply baked with croissants, but Kipfel delicious from the very essence of the basic ingredients such as butter, flour, eggs. Many people often confuse croissants originated from France, but the hometown of this cake is Vienna, Austria.
Kipfel in Austrian means "wax moon". It is said that at the time of the war between Austria and Turkey is fierce, then one night, there is a baker in Vienna are kneading flour preparing to sell the next day heard the peaches, drilling, abnormal chiselling under the ground. He secretly reported this to the military and that helped block the Turkish army digging into the capital Vienna. Victory Austria, the celebrated baker and his moon cake became popular. Today, a croissant and a cup of coffee is a popular breakfast for Australians.
Source: Theculturetrip, Wikipedia