Punschkrapfen
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Punschkrapfen or Punschkrapferl (Punch Doughnut) is a classical Austrian pastry
. It is a cake filled with cake crumbs, nougat
chocolate, apricot
jam and then soaked with rum
. The cake is cut into 1-1/2 inch square cubes, covered with Punschglasur, a thick pink rum sugar glazing.
The Punschkrapfen is similar to the French pastry: the petit four
.
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.
Pastry
Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder and/or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked products are called "pastries."...
. It is a cake filled with cake crumbs, nougat
Nougat
Nougat is a variety of similar traditional confectioneries made with sugar and/or honey, roasted nuts , and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat can range from soft and chewy to hard and crunchy depending on its composition, and it is used in a variety of candy bars and...
chocolate, apricot
Apricot
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...
jam and then soaked with rum
Rum
Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
. The cake is cut into 1-1/2 inch square cubes, covered with Punschglasur, a thick pink rum sugar glazing.
The Punschkrapfen is similar to the French pastry: the petit four
Petit four
A petit four is a small confection generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of dessert. The name is from the French petit four, meaning "small oven"....
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Trivia
In ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
it is said that the Punschkrapferl renders the typical Austrian character: red outside, brown inside, and always a little smashed.
Robert Menasse
Robert Menasse
Robert Menasse is an Austrian writer.As an undergraduate, Menasse studied in Vienna, Salzburg and Messina. In 1980 he completed his PhD thesis "Der Typus des Außenseiters im Literaturbetrieb...
suggested satirically that the Punschkrapfen should become the Austrian National Symbol.