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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

  • ¾ cup (170 g) butter
  • 6 ½ oz (180 g) semi-sweet chocolate
  • ¾ cup (170 g) white granulated sugar
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 1 cup (120 g) flour
  • 10 egg whites, stiffly whipped
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam
  • 1 cup (225 g) white granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) water
  • 7 oz (200 g) semi-sweet chocolate

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 275°F (140°C).
  2. 2
    Beat butter until creamy.
  3. 3
    Melt chocolate. Add sugar and chocolate to butter; stir.
  4. 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. 5
    Bake in oven about 1 hour. Test with toothpick or straw. Remove to a board; cool.
  6. 6
    Cook sugar and water to a thin thread.
  7. 7
    Melt chocolate in top of double boiler.
  8. 8
    Add sugar syrup gradually to chocolate. Stir constantly until icing coats the spoon.
  9. 9
    Cut the top off of cake and turn bottom up.
  10. 10
    Heat apricot jam slightly and spread over cake. Cover with the chocolate icing.
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Desserts