Sacher Torte

It's May 20th which means it's my wedding anniversary!  It's also the day for my Cake Slice Bakers reveal.  We continue to bake from Roger Pizey's World Class Cakes book.  All of the choices this month looked enticing, but as May is also the month of my favorite helper's birthday, and she only has one flavor, the Sacher Torte was my obvious choice.

The Sacher Torte is a deep chocolate cake covered in chocolate ganache.  I made the cake almost as described.  I used bittersweet chocolate (60%) instead of the 70% called for in the recipe because of the expense.  Traditionally, the cake has the letter S or the word Sacher on top, but ours had a letter L for Laura.


The finished cake

My best helper blowing out her candles
The cake was a big hit!  Everyone enjoyed it, and I expect to get requests for it in the future.
It tasted as good as it looked

Comments

  1. CarleeMay 20, 2017 at 5:40 AM

    Happy anniversary and happy birthday to your little helper! We really enjoyed this cake as well. I am sure it will be making more appearances!

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  2. SusanBMay 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM

    Happy anniversary! What a great cake to use for a celebration. Looks great.

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  3. All That's Left Are The CrumbsMay 20, 2017 at 6:03 PM

    Happy anniversary! I love that you traded out the S for an L for your favorite little helper. Your cake looks delicious and I bet you have a lot of requests for it, and you may have to change the name to a Kim Torte :)

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  4. UnknownMay 20, 2017 at 7:05 PM

    Happy Anniversary! I'm so glad it turned out well and was a hit!

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  5. kitchen flavoursMay 21, 2017 at 7:35 AM

    Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday to your girl!
    Your cake looks wonderful! This was one of my choice to bake, but in the end made the pineapple coconut cake instead. One of these days, I will give this a try!

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  6. EmilyMay 21, 2017 at 9:45 PM

    Happy anniversary and Happy birthday to Lovely 'L'! Love that cake crumb texture!

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  7. Fearlessly Creative MammasMay 22, 2017 at 9:31 AM

    Happy Anniversary and many wishes for many more! I think making cakes will keep your husband happy for a very long time. This chocolate torte looks soooo delicious!

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  8. HazelMay 26, 2017 at 10:12 AM

    Ohhh that ganache!! Looks so good :) Happy birthday to Miss 'L'!!! I hope she had a wonderful day!

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