MU bakes!

There are many fabulous things about studying in Vienna – rich history, imperial architecture, green space, vibrant cultural life – but perhaps the city’s tastiest asset is its extensive array of desserts. On December 5th, 15 students donned their aprons and chef hats to bake up a selection of Austria’s best-loved holiday treats.

On the menu was Mohr im Hemd - a delicate steamed chocolate pudding doused with even more chocolate and a generous helping of whipped cream; Vanillakipferl – crescent-shaped cookies loaded with finely ground nuts and a dusting of icing sugar, Linzer Augen – double-tiered, star-shaped sugar cookies with an apricot jam ‘eye’; Mandelsplitter – slivers of almonds set in molten chocolate and cooled; Coconut Macaroons – fluffy meringue and coconut dollops dipped in (what else) chocolate; and the most famous of them all, Strudel.

The goal for the perfect Strudel is to stretch out the dough so thin you could read a newspaper though it, and then fill it with a mixture of apples and cinnamon for the classic apple version, or cheese and raisons for the particularly Austrian ‘topfen strudel’ variant.

Did the students succeed? Check out the Facebook album to find out!