Sachertorte

Sachertorte
Sachertorte from the Hotel Sacher, Vienna
Place of originAustria
Region or stateVienna
Created byFranz Sacher
Main ingredientsChocolate sponge cake, apricot jam, chocolate glaze

Sachertorte (UK: /ˈzæxərtɔːrtə/ ZAKH-ər-tor-tə, US: /ˈsɑːkərtɔːrt/ ⓘ SAH-kər-tort; German: [ˈzaxɐˌtɔʁtə] ⓘ) is a chocolate sponge cake covered with chocolate glaze, with an interior layer of apricot jam either under the glaze or in the middle of two sponge layers. The cake was invented by Franz Sacher, either in 1832 for Austrian chancellor Klemens von Metternich, or perhaps in the 1840s.

The cake is served at Hotel Sacher and Demel pastry shop in Vienna. In the 20th century, they battled over the cake's ownership and whether the cake should have one or two layers of sponge. Both keep their exact recipes secret, but the cake's ingredients include butter, chocolate, eggs, flour, and sugar. Hotel Sacher serves the cake with whipped cream.

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