Made this for my brother-in-law's birthday, since he and my husband spent several childhood years in Vienna. Both of them loved it. I had problems with enough cake batter and rising high enough, but I think that's because I didn't cream the butter and sugar long enough. I suspect I will make this again, perhaps for my husband's birthday. Thanks for a good recipe!

This cake was good. We made it in my class at my high school. It was deliciouse. The only problem was that it took to long to make, but other than that it was GOOD!

this cake is amazing. i douse take a bit of time to make, but it is worth it. i brought it to a church dinner and it was the first cake to be eaten. people thought it was store bought till i told them i made it.

This tasted fantastic, looked beautiful, is a bit different, and was not too difficult to make - what more could you ask for in a recipe?! Took it to a German themed potluck dinner and all enjoyed it. Only difficulty was in getting the wax paper off the bottom of the cake while keeping the top (the meringue part) from cracking into pieces. I wound up running a long handled knife between the cake and the paper and then using 2 spatulas to transfer the cake to the serving plate -could have used a third hand! Served with a few raspberries, mainly for the color. I don't love packaged pudding mixes tho that part turned out ok; however next time I'll probably use my old family recipe for pudding. Also next time I might sub almond extract for the vanilla in the cake base.