- Punschkrapfen
Punschkrapfen or Punschkrapferl is a classical Austrian pastry. It is a cake filled with cake crumbs, nougat chocolate, apricot jam and soaked with rum. The cake is cut into 1-1/2 inch square cubes, covered with Punschglasur, a thick pink rum sugar glazing.
In Vienna it is said that the Punschkrapferl renders the typical Austrian character: red outside, brown inside, and always a little smashed. Robert Menasse suggested satirically that the Punschkrapfen should become the Austrian National Symbol.
The Punschkrapfen is similar to the french pastry Petit Four.
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Buchteln
*Kaiserschmarrn
*Palatschinken External links
* [http://www.stroh.at/category2.php?id=120#punsch Recipe of a Punschkrapfen]
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