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Post by Lexica on Mar 10, 2022 21:34:08 GMT
I just watched another episode of Tribal People Try and they were given a SACHER-TORTE cake. I hadn't heard of it before so I googled and read up on it a little. It is a famous cake served at the Hotel Sacher in Austria. It looked quite dense as they were eating it and some of the descriptions were strange. One mentioned it was bitter, which I assume is from the rich chocolate. Another said sour like lemonade. It has an apricot jam filling, so maybe it tasted like lemon to him? I looked at the recipe they give on their site. I may try making one myself someday.
Have you ever tasted this torte? If so, what was your opinion?
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Post by AllieC on Mar 10, 2022 22:22:19 GMT
Yes I have, it used to be really popular in high end cafes/bakeries Australia in the 90's/2000's but you don't see it as much now. AussieMeg, I know Brunetti's do a really good one. I really like it - it is rich and chocolately but I didn't think it was bitter or sour. The apricot jam is very thin so you can taste it but I wouldn't think it tasted sour. Maybe it was the kirsch liqueur? |
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Post by hennybutton on Mar 10, 2022 22:26:52 GMT
I had a slice on my Viking River Cruise. I thought it was a bit dry and I really didn't like the combination of chocolate and apricot. It's definitely not as sweet as American desserts.
Unfortunately, we didn't have time to visit the Hotel Sacher when we were in Vienna, so I didn't get to taste the original.
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Post by malibou on Mar 10, 2022 22:35:40 GMT
Several times at the Hotel Sacher and loads of other places throughout Europe. I love the density and the heavy chocolate flavour beautifully tempered by the apricot jam.
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Post by lizacreates on Mar 10, 2022 22:38:45 GMT
Yes. Many times. We used to have a bakery in town that sold Viennese cakes and pastries. I got hooked. If you don't like bittersweet chocolate, then you probably may find it a bit bitter. I like it very much. When the bakery closed, I learned how to bake it. My recipe is for Leschanz's Sachertorte. (The story behind this torte is fascinating. And there's a difference between "Sacher Torte," the original, and "Sachertorte" insofar as the former is the authentic version and the latter is a variation.)
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Post by Linda on Mar 10, 2022 22:43:22 GMT
yes but not since I was a child in Europe. I should try making one - I remember liking it
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 10, 2022 22:49:46 GMT
I actually had it in Vienna several years ago and again on a Danube river cruise. I saw the Hotel Sacher but did not eat ot there. It was very dense chocolate and a sort of fondant like icing and the famous white S on top.
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 10, 2022 22:57:19 GMT
I've never heard of it, much less tasted it. But if it's rich and chocolatey as AllieC said above then I'm sure I'd love it.
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 10, 2022 22:57:28 GMT
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Post by scrappinghappy on Mar 10, 2022 23:02:07 GMT
I've made them numerous times. I use the recipe from the Australian Women's Weekly. Yummm! Definitely not sweet enough, in my opinion, for American tastes.
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Post by RosieKat on Mar 10, 2022 23:02:32 GMT
I haven't had the authentic one, but I have had it before. I love the flavor, but it seems all the ones I've had have been pretty dry.
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Post by pilcas on Mar 10, 2022 23:05:34 GMT
Yea, I had it in Vienna many years ago. I did not think it is sour but the jam contrasts with the creaminess of the chocolate.
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Post by gar on Mar 10, 2022 23:20:30 GMT
Yes, delicious!
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Post by auntkelly on Mar 10, 2022 23:32:23 GMT
I stood in line for about 2 1/2 hours in freezing cold weather at Christmastime to eat a Sacher Torte at the Hotel Sacher.
I thought the torte and the coffee were both delicious. I definitely thought the torte had a slightly bitter taste, but in a good way. The hotel was lovely and the service was excellent. Next time I will definitely make a reservation.
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Post by slowrunner70 on Mar 10, 2022 23:56:22 GMT
Had it in Vienna several years ago. Four of us shared one slice, and it was more than enough, because it's extremely sweet
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Post by melanieg on Mar 11, 2022 0:21:07 GMT
Yes I have. In Vienna after our city tour when I was on an AMA Waterways cruise. Im not a fan of chocolate or chocolate cake, but I can say I tasted it.
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Post by Lexica on Mar 11, 2022 0:24:07 GMT
I know I would like it since I love chocolate and apricot jam. And oddly, I hate apricots. We had a prolific apricot tree in our backyard when I was in high school and Mom was always trying to get us to eat them. There is just something about the taste of a fresh apricot that I don't like. But I adore apricot jam. One of my favorite things to serve when entertaining is Brie with warm apricot jam poured over it. It is a simple thing, but the sweet jam with the salt on the crackers is delicious. I am going to have to hunt down a restaurant or bakery that makes this before trying on my own. I need to know what to compare it to.
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 11, 2022 0:40:42 GMT
I have heard of it and been in restaurants that serve it, but I don't think fruit and chocolate go together at all so I have never tried it.
Apricots taste bitter to me, do they not to everyone?
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 11, 2022 1:34:22 GMT
Yes I have, it used to be really popular in high end cafes/bakeries Australia in the 90's/2000's but you don't see it as much now. AussieMeg , I know Brunetti's do a really good one. Okay, let's go to Brunetti's next time you're down! It's probably not far from where we met up last time, all those years ago. |
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Post by kate on Mar 11, 2022 2:22:16 GMT
I've only had it once, at the Hotel Sacher. I quite liked it! I thought it would be too dry, but it was lovely and not over-sweet. I like dark chocolate and apricot.
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Post by quiltz on Mar 11, 2022 2:31:22 GMT
Yes and at the hotel in Vienna.
Please understand that most authentic European desserts are not sweet with sugar. Sugar was only available from the sugar beet. It wasn't until the sugar canes of the Caribbean were discovered, that sugar was available. Sweetness in cakes came from the sweetness of the jam or fruit, as imported sugar was so very expensive.
American desserts have a high sugar ratio due to the cheaply available sugar cane products/refinements.
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Post by camcas on Mar 11, 2022 3:55:08 GMT
Yes- from the hotel in Austria- Y.U.M
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Post by smasonnc on Mar 11, 2022 12:38:30 GMT
Yes. We actually had it at the Sacher Hotel. It was dry and they served it with a side of snootiness. Not a fan. I'd say it was one of the most overrated things we've done in our travels.
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Post by guzismom on Mar 11, 2022 13:13:08 GMT
I love Sacher Torte...I had it in Vienna, at a lovely cafe across from the snooty Hotel Sacher when they denied us admission because my husband was wearing what they deemed 'athletic pants'. Since my hubby was NOT wearing 'athletic pants', I really think it was our two daughters, ages 7 & 9, that they objected to.
We used to have a place in MD (Sutton Place Gourmet; now Balducci's) that made excellent sacher torte; dense and chocolatey. I had it many years as my birthday cake.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 11, 2022 13:25:21 GMT
I’ve had it and liked it well enough. It’s not something I would typically order again though. There are other desserts I’d prefer over that one.
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Post by melanell on Mar 11, 2022 15:01:17 GMT
I have not. I do like desserts that originate from places outside the US, because I dislike how sweet our "home-grown" desserts tend to be. And I love desserts with fruit of some sort in them. However, I'm not a huge fan of a ton of chocolate in a dessert, and cake in general is one of my least favorite desserts, so I'm not sure if I would feel compelled to try it even if it were available to me.
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Post by imkat on Mar 11, 2022 15:17:41 GMT
Yes, I've had it at the Hotel Sacher and other places throughout Austria. It's good, and I would not describe it as lemony, but could see how the dark chocolate could be described as bitter if you are used to milk chocolate. The bakeries and coffee shops were filled with amazing tortes (hazelnut, chestnut, and many others) and I would put the Sacher Torte somewhere in the middle.
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Post by gar on Mar 11, 2022 15:43:46 GMT
but I don't think fruit and chocolate go together at all You don't like strawberries dipped in chocolate?   The apricot jam is barely noticeable when it's made well imo. |
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Post by malibou on Mar 11, 2022 15:50:11 GMT
I know I would like it since I love chocolate and apricot jam. And oddly, I hate apricots. We had a prolific apricot tree in our backyard when I was in high school and Mom was always trying to get us to eat them. There is just something about the taste of a fresh apricot that I don't like. But I adore apricot jam. One of my favorite things to serve when entertaining is Brie with warm apricot jam poured over it. It is a simple thing, but the sweet jam with the salt on the crackers is delicious. I am going to have to hunt down a restaurant or bakery that makes this before trying on my own. I need to know what to compare it to. You and my husband both. 😁 If you even say apricots, Dh suddenly thinks he needs a bathroom. |
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Post by malibou on Mar 11, 2022 15:55:37 GMT
30+ years ago I was stationed in Germany while in the Army. When I first got there they put you thru a little language school. On my first day of class, there was a girl in there that had done a tour in Germany before. As the instructor is telling us about tea shops, this girl pipes up to let us all know that in Germany, "The bread is hard, the cakes ain't sweet and the cookies is nasty." So many years later I can hear her as plain as day. 😂 FYI none of that statement turned out to be true.
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