International Recipes
Sachertorte (Chocolate Torte — Austria)
This recipe was invented by Franz Sacher, once a Viennese court cook. Viennese homemakers like to bake a Sachertorte to accompany afternoon coffee, and they usually serve it decorated with whipped cream.
Ingredients
Torte
- 5 ounces sweet chocolate, broken into small chunks
- 3/4 cup butter
- 6 egg yolks, beaten
- 6 egg whites
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
- 1/3 cup apricot jam
Frosting
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 5 tablespoons butter
Instructions
Torte
- Melt chocolate in top of double boiler.
- Add butter, stirring until melted.
- Add egg yolks, beating constantly.
- Add sugar and beat until well mixed. Cool.
- Beat egg whites until stiff.
- Fold in chocolate mixture and flour alternately.
- Pour into greased 8 inch square pan lined with greased wax paper.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from pan. Cool.
- Melt jam over hot water. Spread on top of cake.
- Let stand for 20 minutes.
- Frost.
Frost
- Melt chocolate over hot water. Remove from heat; add sugar and water and beat
until well blended.
- Using a wire whisk, beat mixture into egg.
- Add egg yolk and beat.
- Add butter, a tablespoon at a time, beating constantly. Spread on top of the cake.
- Cool and serve.