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Austrian cardinal slice, [1] or simply cardinal slice (German: kardinalschnitte) is a traditional Austrian cake. [1] The white and gold colors of cardinal slice reference the colors of the Catholic Church , however, according to another source, the colors reference the Vatican . [ 2 ]
Sachertorte sold at a café Sachertorte from Budapest Sachertorte as a present. Sachertorte (UK: / ˈ z æ x ər t ɔːr t ə / ZAKH-ər-tor-tə, US: / ˈ s ɑː k ər t ɔːr t / SAH-kər-tort; German: [ˈzaxɐˌtɔʁtə] ⓘ) is a chocolate cake, or torte, of Austrian origin, [1] [2] invented by Franz Sacher, [3] supposedly in 1832 for Prince Metternich in Vienna.
During the Austrian Anschluss to Nazi Germany 1938–45, the Vienna Gauleiter Baldur von Schirach and his wife Henriette were regulars here. The company was headed by Demel's heirs until 1972, when the entrepreneur Udo Proksch bought it and established the Club 45 on the first floor, a popular venue of the Vienna high society .
A very traditional honey cake from the Jewish community of Austria contains an equal weight of white rye flour and dark honey, strong Austrian coffee instead of water, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and golden raisins in the loaf, with slivered almonds on top of the loaf. It also has a fair number of eggs, vegetable oil (usually corn oil), salt ...
Esterházy torta is a Hungarian cake named after Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy de Galántha (1786–1866), a member of the Esterházy dynasty and diplomat of the Austrian Empire. It was invented by Budapest confectioners in the late 19th century [1] and soon became one of the most famous cakes in the lands of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
Austrian cakes and pastries are a well-known feature of its cuisine. Perhaps the most famous is the Sachertorte , a chocolate cake with apricot jam filling, traditionally eaten with whipped cream. Among the cakes with the longest tradition is the Linzer Torte .
Spanische Windtorte ("Spanish wind torte") is a historical Austrian dessert and is one of the most complex to create and serve as it is composed mostly of meringue and whipped cream. It is a dessert that supposedly became popular during the Baroque period of the Austro-Hungarian empire, with recipes for it appearing in several 19th century ...
Kipferl are a traditional yeasted bread rolled into a crescent shape. The Austrian kipferl [] is a small wheat roll with pointed ends. [2] The 17th-century Austrian monk Abraham a Sancta Clara described the roll as crescent shaped, writing "the moon in the first quarter shines like a kipfl", and noted there were Kipferl in various forms: "vil lange, kurze, krumpe und gerade kipfel" ("many long ...