Anyone tried the World famous Viennese Sachar cake?
#21
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,717
I never had Sacher torte at the Sacher, but I did have Sacher torte sent by the Sacher by air mail in a wooden box to Munich, and I thought it was wonderful. It was very dense, admittedly, but not at all dry.
If you have any doubts (which would not surprise me, given all the comments above), go to Demel where you can choose among dozens of different pastries.
If you have any doubts (which would not surprise me, given all the comments above), go to Demel where you can choose among dozens of different pastries.
#24
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,020
Another disappointed and deluded Sacher Torte taster! We had just toured the Belvedere, where we had a terrific view of Vienna, and where we had joyously viewed some Klimt's, including The Kiss. We visited the museum shop and then went to the small restaurant.
What else I thought, the perfect time for a coffee and to sample Sacher Torte. My husband was smarter and had a very nice, moist piece of cake. I haven't read all the above posts so may be duplicating some descriptions, but after my first bite of chocolate sawdust I thought either the Viennese are nuts, or my taste buds died. It was just awful!
What else I thought, the perfect time for a coffee and to sample Sacher Torte. My husband was smarter and had a very nice, moist piece of cake. I haven't read all the above posts so may be duplicating some descriptions, but after my first bite of chocolate sawdust I thought either the Viennese are nuts, or my taste buds died. It was just awful!
#25
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 363
My stepmother was from Vienna, so I grew up on Sacher Torte in New York; never had a bad one. In Vienna itself, I found thta Demel's (or Dehmel's) had a version with a thin layer of marzipan (almond paste) under the chocolate icing which sent me to heaven. Buy why quibble about which dessert is best; have them all! It has been a custom in Vienna to go to a coffee shop around 4 PM for "youzer", which is a pastry of your choice with coffee. Again, many kinds of coffee. I always get a "Weisse" which is coffee with milk, but if you want to get chubby, get the delicious "Kaffe mit Schlag" which is black coffee with tons of whipped cream. But, forget my comment about chubby, live life, enjoy food!
#26
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 269
The only Sacher Torte I've ever had was one I made many years ago (at least 20) with a recipe from Gourmet Magazine. I think the cake was on the cover. This one was so good that I guess the chef's in Gourmet's kitchen did something to improve the original. I'm sad to hear the origianl is not worth the wait.
#27
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 11,134
To expound a bit on my post:
I had heard about Sacher Torte all of my life so I insisted that we go to the Hotel to finally have some. I was the only one from our table who ordered it so I was all excited. It tasted like dust! I descreetly said "blech" to my friends. I thought they had give me an old dried up piece left over from the lunch crowd, so I dipped it in coffee and it tasted like dust dipped in coffee. The coffee was good though.
I have held it against the hotel for years so I am glad to know that is how it is supposed to taste.
I had heard about Sacher Torte all of my life so I insisted that we go to the Hotel to finally have some. I was the only one from our table who ordered it so I was all excited. It tasted like dust! I descreetly said "blech" to my friends. I thought they had give me an old dried up piece left over from the lunch crowd, so I dipped it in coffee and it tasted like dust dipped in coffee. The coffee was good though.
I have held it against the hotel for years so I am glad to know that is how it is supposed to taste.
#29
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,631
Sacher Torte is indeed famous, or not so many of us would have even heard of it, let alone tried it. Some famous things are universally loved; others, like Sacher Torte, cheese grits, and Czech dumplings are acquired tastes. Some of us never acquire the taste and still live happy lives.
. 9h30 p.m. And there is always the question of the right sauce. But what makes "Sacher Cake" so famous?
#34
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
Maybe most expect a chocolate layer cake? I tried it in both Demels
ad Hotel Sacher in Vienna (there is a feud as to which invented it) and both were similarly disappointing compared to my preconceived idea. It was DRY, no moistness at all. Beforetrip to Vienna, I made one from an old NYTimes Mag recipe and thought I must have done someting wrong, but no----mine tasted better (th sitll dry) as it turned out, than the ones I later tasted in Vienna.
ad Hotel Sacher in Vienna (there is a feud as to which invented it) and both were similarly disappointing compared to my preconceived idea. It was DRY, no moistness at all. Beforetrip to Vienna, I made one from an old NYTimes Mag recipe and thought I must have done someting wrong, but no----mine tasted better (th sitll dry) as it turned out, than the ones I later tasted in Vienna.
#35
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 34,738
I think this must be the one and only place in the world where people are talking about cheese grits and Sacher torte in the same sentence LOL
I am never attracted to cakes of this sort, so I am glad to see I was spared sawdust between layers of felt!
I am never attracted to cakes of this sort, so I am glad to see I was spared sawdust between layers of felt!
Scarlett and elaine and everyone you guys are so funny!
