Sacher Torte.
You can have Sacher Torte using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Sacher Torte
- Prepare of Cake base:.
- Prepare 150 g of soft butter.
- Prepare 150 g of powdered sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 of vanilla bean (or 1 Tbsp vanilla sugar, or 1 tsp extract).
- You need 7 of egg yolks.
- You need 150 g of dark couverture chocolate.
- You need 1-2 Tbsp of Brandy or rum (optional).
- Prepare 7 of egg whites.
- It's 30 g of sugar.
- It's 150 g of cake flour.
- You need 1 tsp of baking powder (optional).
- It's of Fruit jam glaze:.
- Prepare 120 g of apricot, red current or raspberry jam.
- You need 50 g of sugar.
- Prepare 4 Tbsp of water.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of lemon juice (1/2 lemon squeezed).
- Prepare of Chocolate icing:.
- You need 200 g of sugar.
- It's 125 ml of water.
- It's 150 g of dark couverture chocolate.
Sacher Torte instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C. Oil and dust with flour a 26 cm springform..
- Cream the butter with the powdered sugar, and vanilla/vanilla sugar until fluffy. Add the egg yolks one by one and stir in the warm, melted chocolate. Add brandy/rum if using..
- Beat the egg whites with the sugar until stiff peaks form then pour over the creamed butter/sugar. Sieve the flour over top the egg whites and fold in lightly until well mixed..
- Pour the batter into the springform and even out..
- Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center. For the first 12 minutes, prop the oven door open the width of a finger so the batter can rise before forming a crust. Let cool overnight..
- Make the jam glaze: In a small pot, cook the jam with the sugar, water and lemon juice. When it boils down to a third, run it through a sieve..
- While still hot, spread over the cake and let cool for at least 2 hours before spreading the chocolate topping..
- Make the chocolate icing: Cook the sugar in the water for 5 minutes. Let cool somewhat..
- Melt the chocolate in a water bath and gradually stir in the sugar water..
- Stirring frequently, let the icing cool until creamy yet still fairly liquid-y. (The consistency depends on the temperature). When it’s the correct consistency, immediately spread over the cake..
- Let cool. Serve with whipped cream if you like..