I’ve discovered my love for baking little over 4 years ago and since than I had my shares of both failures and memorable recipes. Sometimes I try to improve the recipe, sometimes I just completely discard the thought of it.
Today recipe started as a failure and turned out to be such an amazing cake, no wonder it’s Austria’s most famous cake.
A little bit of history about the sacher torte, if you allow me. The story says the cake was first created way back in 1832 by Frantz Sacher and served to the king and his guests.
With such a long history I was always intrigued by it. Receiving a jar of apricot jam from Bonne Maman gave me the push I needed to try it.
The cake is a two layer round chocolate cake brushed with warm apricot preserve and covered in silky smooth chocolate ganache.
Except apricot preserve, you’ll also need chocolate, eggs, sugar, butter and a cup of flour. The cake doesn’t call for any leavening (baking powder or baking soda). For this cake you’ll need 8 eggs.
It’s a little bit of work involved, since you need two mixing bowls. One to whip the egg whites until stiff peaks and one to combine the rest of the ingredients.
Considering the amount of eggs needed, I thought the cake is pretty dense, but it’s actually a little on the dry side and quite rich.
For this cake I used the recipe from Huffington post. I left out the whipped cream to serve the cake with and used the apricot preserve from Bonne Maman instead of the apricot glaze.
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This cake is my second recipe as part of the brunch week. Check out what my wonderful friends have made
Brunch Beverages:
- Blueberry Bourbon Smash from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Key Lime Pie Smoothie from Chelsea’s Messy Apron
- Spicy Mocha from Cooking in Stilettos
Brunch Eggs:
- Sausage, Pepper and Caramelized Onion Quiche from Love and Confections
- Mexican Carrot Fritters with Bacon and Eggs from Food Faith Fitness
- Breakfast Casserole Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers from The Spiffy Cookie
- The Mess from Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
Brunch Main Dishes:
- Crab Imperial Peppers from The Vintage Cook
Brunch Sides:
- Roasted Pepper and Ricotta-Stuffed Peppers from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Carrot and Apple Slaw from Real Housemoms
- Balsamic Pear and Blue Cheese Bruschetta from White Lights on Wednesdays
Brunch Breads and Grains:
- Carrot Cake Muffins from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Lemon Poppyseed Cornbread Muffins from Foxes Love Lemons
- Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cherry Muffins from Chocolate Moosey
- Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Roll-Ups from Cupcake & Kale Chips
- Raisin Craisin Cinnamon Rolls from Big Bear’s Wife
- Chipotle Peach Cheese Danish from {I Love} My Disorganized Life
- Spring Vegetable Danish from Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
Brunch Desserts:
- Key Lime Cheesecake with a Hazelnut Crust from It’s Yummi
- Sachertorte from Roxana’s Home Baking
Happy baking,
Roxana
That looks absolutely amazing!
Did you use the Huffington Post recipe for the apricot glaze or the Bonne Maman preserves? If the preserves were used, how did you prepare them for use in this torte?
Hi Maria,
I used 1 cup apricot preserve and mixed it with 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Warm it for few seconds in the microwave and brush over the cake layers and sides.
re-wrote the recipe again, exactly how I did it.
Thanks,
So wonderful, Sacher torte is one of my favourite things to have when I’m indulging.
Mmm…I remember Sacher Torte from living in Europe. Even made it here a few times for people on request. European baking seems quite different. I noticed most cakes require more eggs, since the whipped eggs are used as leavening. And less sugar. I guess they don’t have the same North American taste for fluffy, moist butter cake.
You torte looks great!
What a gorgeous cake, Roxana! There always needs to be some chocolate on the brunch menu 🙂
This torte looks amazing!
I know many experienced cooks that wouldn’t attempt this cake…well done! sharing!
This looks really good. I have a favorite chocolate torte that I make for special occasions. It’s called chocolate decadence and it’s really decadent.
I love the background explanation too. I’ll have to bookmark this for a later date. Great job.
You left out the whipped cream to serve the cake with?! For shame!!! JUST KIDDING 🙂
This cake looks amazing, you did a fantastic job as usual!
Gorgeous cake, and I love the apricot glaze filling! I’ll take a slice pleeeease
I was taught how to make a Sacher torte in culinary school. We were always required to pipe “Sacher” on the top of it with chocolate. And I always thought it was kind of lame, even if apparently it’s traditional. I like your way of decorating it MUCH better 🙂
I have never had a Sacher torte but after these photos I am certain to being trying it out soon. It looks lovely. Kind of like chocolate dipped apricots in cake form!
I’m drooling over that chocolate ganache, what an incredible dessert!
Gorgeous! This is my mom’s favorite cake, and I am so excited to try your recipe for her birthday!
Wow, this is just beautiful…love the photos. It looks so yummy. pinning to try. found at monday funday linky. Have a great week.
I’m swinging by from Cast Party Wednesday to check out your YUMMY looking posts
Roxana, your Sacher Torte looks amazing! I’ve always wanted to try one – it’s a wow! Thank you so much for sharing it at Best of the Weekend and pinned. Hope you’re having a fabulous week!