Sachertorte 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 United States. Recipes similar to that of the Sachertorte appeared as early as the 18th century, one instance being in the 1718 cookbook of Conrad Hagger, another individual represented in Gartler-Hickmann's 1749 "Tried and True Viennese Cookbook" ("Wienerisches bewährtes Kochbuch"). In 1832, Prince Wenzel von Metternich charged his personal chef with creating a special dessert
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: