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.
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 teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon 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
Nutrition Facts
Sachertorte Recipe | Sacher Torte Cake Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
519
% Daily Value*
Fat
29
g
45
%
Saturated Fat
18
g
113
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
104
mg
35
%
Sodium
188
mg
8
%
Potassium
163
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
62
g
21
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
40
g
44
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
790
IU
16
%
Vitamin C
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
82
mg
8
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.