Torte «Sacher»
2 hours Recipe Yield:
6-8 servings Difficulty:
Medium recipe
Torte «Sacher» – the most famous Austrian cake in the world is the result of several fortunate twists of fate. The first was in 1832, when Austrian State Chancellor Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich commissioned his kitchen staff to prepare an unusual dessert to impress his special guests. Luckily, the chef fell ill that evening, leaving the chef's apprentice, then 16-year-old Franz Sacher, to perform this culinary trick. Metternich's farewell to a talented teenager: "I hope you don't embarrass me tonight." Franz Sacher seized the moment and created a confection of a lifetime, a chocolate cake that will go down in history as the best dessert. Anyway, shame that evening was not on the menu. The cake soon became iconic and was deemed "presentable at court". From then on, he was a favorite at the imperial court and soon won the hearts (and tastes) of the whole world. This is just a rough description of the original recipe, which of course must remain a closely guarded secret.
Recipe Ingredients
Cooking Recipe
Gradually add the broken chocolate to the syrup and stir until a thick mixture forms. To check if the icing is cooked correctly, you need to mix it with a wooden spoon, let it drain a little. The icing should cover the spoon with a thickness of 4 mm. If the frosting is too thick, add a few drops of sugar syrup to thin it out.
Pour all of the frosting over the torte at once and spread it quickly with a spatula. Set the cake aside for a few hours to allow the frosting to set and serve. "Sacher" torte is not decorated with anything, the maximum is to write its name with glaze or sprinkle with chocolate chips. As Coco Chanel said “Elegance is a refusal”, Franz Sacher took advantage of this and was right.