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
Sachertorte was designed to impress the Emperor Francis Joseph I and the square shaped chocolate torte is still produced today. Other Viennese classic cakes include a Sacher Torte made by Demel confectionery, which up until the early 1960s had fought a legal battle over the name rights of the cake. The "Esterházy torte" can trace its legacy back to the days of the noble Hungarian family of the same name and is still produced in many of Vienna's coffee houses. The issue of the "torte wars" and the competition to create a memorable cake is significant, considering how coffee houses and