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Sachertorte Recipe | Sacher Torte Cake Recipe

Sacher torte cake recipe with step by step pictures. This is the world's most famous cake, the Original Sacher-Torte which is Austrian origin cake. This taste delicious and is such a classic.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 519kcal

Ingredients

  • 150 ml Hot Water
  • 165 grams All purpose flour (11/3 cup)
  • 45 grams Cocoa Powder (½ cup)
  • 200 grams Sugar (1 cup)
  • 125 grams Unsalted Butter
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

For Glaze

  • 200 grams Chocolate
  • 100 grams Unsalted Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 8inch cake pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Take hot water, cocoa powder in a bowl or jug and mix well. Set aside. Take flour, salt, baking powder in a bowl and mix well. Whisk eggs with vanilla and mix well. Set aside.
  • Take butter in a bowl, add in castor sugar and whip till creamy and fluffy. Add in eggs little at a time and whisk till creamy.
  • Add in half of the cocoa water mix and half of the flour and fold gently. Add in the remaining cocoa mix and flour and fold gently.
  • Spoon the batter in to the baking pan and spread evenly. Pop it into the oven and bake for 35 to 40 mins.
  • While the cakes are baking. Make the glaze. Take chocolate and butter in a bowl or a sauce pan and melt it in microwave or over double boiler. Melt completely. Set aside.
  • Take the cake and invert it onto cooling rack. So the the flat bottom of the cake face upwards for the glaze. Place the rack over a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Pour the glaze over the cake and spread evenly using a palette knife.
  • Decorate the cake as you wish. Set aside to cool and the glaze to set completely.
  • Slice and serve.

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Notes

  • This recipe is a simple version of Sacher torte. You can easily take the cake to next level by slicing the cake in half and sandwiching it with apricot jam.
  • The cake is moist, simple and elegant with chocolate flavour.
  • The glaze on the cake gives a richness to the cake. You can use a pourable ganache for the glaze too.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 790IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 2mg
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