Sachertorte is a famous sponge chocolate cake with apricot jam, iced all over with chocolate. History Notes Sachertorte is famous because it has come to evoke Vienna in many people’s minds. It’s also famous because of the bitter fight that was waged over it — more precisely, over where the jam is placed. Sachertorte was…
Torte
Torte
Torte (pronounced tor-teh) is a German word meaning cake. It is reserved for fancier cakes — for simpler cakes, Germans use the word “Kuchen.” It is rather like we would use the word “gâteaux” for fancy, schmantzy cakes. Put more simply, if you buy a Torte or a gâteau at a bakery, you expect to…