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WHAT WE CAN REVEAL TO YOU ABOUT
THE SECRET of THE ORIGINAL SACHER-TORTE
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As ruled by a court of law in 1962,
MAKES HISTORY
only a torte produced at the
“Oh, that he may
Sacher is entitled to be designated
not discredit me
“Original”. That is how the Original
tonight!” – This
Sacher-Torte became a piece of
admonition marked the beginning
Austrian contemporary history – best
of the story of the Original Sacher-
enjoyed with unsweetened whipped
Torte in 1832. We have an historical
cream.
accident to thank for this success
PHOTOS © HOTEL SACHER
story. One day in 1832 the court of
A SECRET KEPT THROUGHOUT
Prince Metternich wanted a dessert
THE GENERATIONS
to be created for discerning guests.
The successful manufacturing of
It just so happened that the chef
an Original Sacher-Torte depends
de cuisine was ill at the time and
on more than the perfect blend of
apprentice Franz Sacher filled in
ingredients, the right temperature,
for him. The young man created a
and the relative humidity within
wonderful cake that left nothing to
the bakery. Equally important is the
be desired. This night marked the
precise sequence of 34 individual
birth of the Original Sacher-Torte –
steps up to the packaging of the
and a moment of glory for epicures.
torte in its exquisite
Within a matter of years, the
wooden box.
Original Sacher-Torte had gained
The Original
international popularity. Even figure-
Sacher-
conscious Empress Sissi could not
Torte is
resist the torte of Franz Sacher,
made
his son Eduard, who opened the famous Hotel Sacher Wien, was also purveyor to the Imperial and Royal Household.
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