THERESIA HAUER®
PATISSERIE & CONFISERIE
is the
core of the company and brand of
For 176 years, all our branded products have been crafted by the same entrepreneurial family: Hauer, Leiningen, Lorenz, Schmid, and Lehner.
With this heritage dating back to 1850, our company stands for innovative, top-quality products that elegantly blend tradition with the demands of the times.
THE WHITE EDITION OF THE
THERESIA HAUER CAKE
THE TRIBUTE
1850 / 2025
During its anniversary year in Austria, the international brand-name product ORIGINAL LIPIZZAN®TORTE also bears the name of the creator of its recipe.
„It´s Chocolate, and it comes in a Hat“
In the 19th century, they were delivered in hatboxes.
The current design is a reminder of this.
THE WHITE EDITION OF
THERESIA HAUER® CHOCOLATE BALLS.
The praline sensation of the 19th century:
A nougat center,
surrounded by marzipan,
preferably with a white chocolate coating.
The greatest success for Theresia Hauer’s nougat-marzipan pralines comes from her innovative white chocolate glaze—a signature creation that established her as a pioneer:
the ORIGINAL LIPIZZAN® CHOCOLATE BALL.
„It´s Chocolate, and it comes in a Hat“
In the 19th century, they were delivered in hatboxes.
The current design is a reminder of this.
THE AUTHENTIC
NOUGAT-MARZIPAN PRALINE
SINCE 1850
The story behind Theresia Hauer® Chocolate Balls and Original Lipizzan® Chocolate Balls (Theresia Hauer® Chocolate Balls with white chocolate glaze) is equally interesting:
Until 1850, the production of pralines involved coating nuts or fruits in chocolate. These pralines, common at the time, melted quickly when exposed to heat.
This prompted Theresia Hauer to place a nougat center inside and encase it in marzipan, resulting in a praline that is comparatively more heat-stable. She creates the outer shell using two layers.
As a pioneer of white chocolate, she also chose a white chocolate coating for one version—much like the one used on her chocolate cakes, the Original Lipizzan® Cakes.
In this way, pioneer Theresia Hauer developed the recipe for the nougat-marzipan praline. With its white chocolate coating, it acquired the name of what would later become our international brand-name product:
the Original Lipizzan® Chocolate Balls.
To this day, the family-owned company LECONTE CHOCOLATIERS® is proud to be a pioneer of the nougat-marzipan praline.
And the success of this recipe—whether with dark chocolate coating (THERESIA HAUER® CHOCOLATE BALLS or white chocolate coating (ORIGINAL LIPIZZAN® CHOCOLATE BALLS), or as the large dark MOZARTCHÜGELI® treat—endures to this day in our international distribution.
Moist, fresh & gluten-free
chocolate cakes since 1850
The story behind Theresia Hauer® Cakes & Original Lipizzan® Cakes (Theresia Hauer® cakes with white chocolate glaze) is fascinating:
The primary focus is on achieving a level of moistness that lasts longer than that of traditional Viennese chocolate cakes.
Theresia Hauer® Cakes - Original Lipizzan® Cakes - are GLUTEN-FREE. To ensure this enduring moistness, flour is completely omitted and replaced with ground almonds. Consequently, the very nature of their ingredients makes them superior in quality to conventional Viennese chocolate cakes.
To this day, the family-run business Leconte Chocolatiers® takes pride in having pioneered gluten-free chocolate cakes. The success of this recipe continues to this day in our international distribution.
Theresia Hauer owes the greatest success of her innovative chocolate cakes and nougat-marzipan pralines to her white chocolate glaze, which inspired the names Original Lipizzan® Cake and Original Lipizzan® Chocolate Ball.
