Sacher Torte
Course Cake
Cuisine Austrian
Ingredients
Cake:
- ¾ cup butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 6 eggs separated
- 1 cup bitter-sweet chocolate, melted
- ¾ cup MAYA All-Purpose Flour sifted
- ¼ cup orange marmalade, strained
Ganache:
- 250 grams chocolate bars (semi-sweet or dark)
- ½ pack all purpose cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
Main:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Grease and line an 8-inch round pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter until light. Add the sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the yolks, then the melted chocolate. Add the flour and beat only until combined.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until done. Cool.
- Boil the strained marmalade. While warm, spread all over the cake.
Prepare Ganache:
- In a heavy saucepan, heat chocolate until melted in low-heat. Once melted add the cream. Cook until slightly thick.
- Remove from heat then add butter.