15 Amazing Austrian Cakes to Try in Vienna – Chef's Pencil

15 Amazing Austrian Cakes to Try in Vienna – Chef's Pencil

HomeCooking Tips, Recipes15 Amazing Austrian Cakes to Try in Vienna – Chef's Pencil

Despite being a tiny country with a population of just 8 million the Austrians have been pretty busy making some of the most delicious cakes in the world. This is partly due to Austria’s imperial history: the Habsburg Empire and its capital Vienna were once a global cultural hotspot for the arts.

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During this period Vienna became famous for its coffee houses where you could sit on the couch with a newspaper and have a cup of coffee or have philosophical discussions with artists and thinkers of the time.

The Austrian nobility was also known for enjoying the finer things in life. Take for example the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette who married the King of France. When the French people complained that they had no bread to eat she famously replied that they should just eat cake.

Of course Marie Antoinette came to regret those words – she was executed by guillotine in 1793. But while we can criticize her flippant remark we can’t deny that Austrian cakes are literally to die for. Let’s take a look at some of the most famous cakes you can and should eat in Vienna.