Recipe. Sachertorte

The forerunner of the famous Viennese chocolate cake dates back to the 18th century. The basic form of the Sachertorte was invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 and perfected by his son Eduard Sacher during his apprenticeship at the imperial and royal court confectioner Demel. Court confectioner Demel in the form we know today.

For 4 people you need the following ingredients:

- 20 dag butter
- 20 dag sugar
- 20 dag chocolate (liquid)
- 20 dag almonds
- 10 dag flour
- 1 sachet baking powder
- 5 eggs

The Sachertorte is prepared as follows:

Cream the butter with the sugar and eggs. Add the chocolate, almonds and flour with baking powder. Pour the batter into a springform pan and bake for approx. 50 minutes at 180° C (hot air). Remove the cake from the tin and leave to cool. Cut in half, spread with apricot jam and decorate with chocolate icing.