Viennese Bakery

More than 75 recipes for finest cakes, tortes, and slices from Old Vienna

Take home a slice of Vienna’s cafe culture, with delectable recipes for classic cakes and confectionery

From traditional Viennese desserts like Vanillekipferl (vanilla crescent cookies) and Sachertorte (rich chocolate cake) to nostalgic delicacies like Marmalade Roulade or a Strawberry Cream Torte.

With a mix of atmospheric recipe pictures, step-by-step guides to traditional baking techniques, and sumptuous photographs of Vienna – discover a treasure trove of enticing and authentic recipes, all brought to life from the archives of a 20th-century Viennese coffee house.

Take a delicious culinary flight of fancy and recreate the flavours of Vienna with 75 unmissable bakes from the unofficial cake capital of the world.

Author Biography

Bernadette W rndl is a cookbook author and food stylist from Vienna. She discovered food art at the Vienna Art School and subsequently gained experience in professional kitchens. She also worked for a time at Chez Panisse in San
Francisco. When she’s not creating wonderful delicacies for cookbooks or magazines, she works as a private chef, teaches sourdough bread workshops, and experiments with wild ferments in her studio.