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Sachertorte (Original Version)

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Sachertorte (Original Version)

This is the original Sachertorte recipe, obtained through the courtesy of Mrs Anna Sacher.

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Ingredients

ServingsServes 8
  • butter, 170 g3/4 cup
  • semi-sweet chocolate, 180 g6 1/2 oz
  • white granulated sugar, white; 170 g3/4 cup
  • egg yolks8
  • flour, 120 g1 cup
  • egg white, stiffly whipped10
  • apricot jam2 tbsp
  • white granulated sugar, white; 225 g1 cup
  • water, 80 ml1/3 cup
  • semi-sweet chocolate, 200 g7 oz

Method 10 steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 275°F (140°C).

  2. Beat butter until creamy.

  3. Melt chocolate. Add sugar and chocolate to butter; stir.

  4. Add egg yolks one at a time. Add flour. Fold in egg whites. Grease and butter 8–9-inch cake tin. Pour mixture in.

  5. Bake in oven about 1 hour. Test with toothpick or straw. Remove to a board; cool.

  6. Cook sugar and water to a thin thread.

  7. Melt chocolate in top of double boiler.

  8. Add sugar syrup gradually to chocolate. Stir constantly until icing coats the spoon.

  9. Cut the top off of cake and turn bottom up.

  10. Heat apricot jam slightly and spread over cake. Cover with the chocolate icing.

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