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Vienna : Top 10 Desserts and Pastries

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1. Palatschinken

The Austrian pancake is thicker than its French relative and is served with fillings ranging from jam to ice cream, chocolate or curd cheese.
2. Mohr im Hemd

A juicy chocolate-walnut cake served hot with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
3. Topfengolatsche

These puff pastries are filled with curd cheese and dusted with icing sugar.
4. Zimtschnecke

The rolled puff pastry takes its name from the shape of a snail and is filled with cinnamon and raisins.
5. Marillenknödel

Apricots are hidden inside curd cheese dumplings, covered in breadcrumbs then roasted in butter.
6. Buchteln

Little yeast cakes filled with plum jam are baked in a large pan so that they stick together. They are usually served with vanilla sauce.
7. Powideltascherl

The little pockets of sweet potato dough are filled with plum jam and simmered in water before being covered with roasted breadcrumbs.
8. Mohnnudeln

The same dough as in Powideltascherl is prepared in the shape of noodles and served with poppy seeds.
9. Nusskipferl

A moon-shaped pastry with a walnut or poppy seed filling.
10. Kaiserschmarrn

Thick pancakes are shredded and sprinkled with raisins and sugar. Often served with a purée of plums.