Sachertorte (Duramecho Version)

Name: Sachertorte (Duramecho Version)
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings

Sachertorte from the Hotel Sacher, Vienna. ? Photo by David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sachertorte (Ger. ?z?x?r ?t?rt?; Eng.?s?k?r ?t?rt; Ger. zah-khuhr tawr-tuh; sah-ker tawrt); is a chocolate cake, invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. The word is sometimes split into Sacher torte. The cake consists of two layers of dense, not overly sweet chocolate cake with a thin layer of apricot jam in the middle and dark chocolate icing with shreds of chocolate on the top and sides. This is traditionally eaten with whipped cream, as most Viennese consider the Sachertorte too "dry" to be eaten without. The trademark for the "Original Sachertorte" was registered by the Hotel Sacher, which was built in 1876 by the son of Franz Sacher. That original recipe is a well-kept secret.

Cooking time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8

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