Sachertorte their cakes have become an integral part of Viennese culture. Bookstore/coffee houses often provide the same type of environment, a place to relax, meet friends or family and talk about important issues in peoples lives. A number of new franchises being established shows a sign that America has embraced part of this exported Viennese culture. Sachertorte Sachertorte () is a specific type of chocolate cake, or torte, invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for Prince Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. December 5th is National Sachertorte Day in the
Pound cake use of different shapes and sizes of tins, a wide variety of traditional German cakes are made. For example, this dough or a minor variation of it is often used to make cakes made in a loaf tin ("Orangenkuchen" - orange cake; "Nußkuchen"- hazelnut cake), marbled cakes in a bundt tin ("Marmorkuchen" ) and other flavor combinations in shaped tins "(Falscher" "Rehrücken" - fake venison saddle with bitter chocolate and almonds , "Osterlamm" - Easter Lamb with vanilla and rum). Pound cake Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: