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
My Friend the Chocolate Cake of $800, the group released their debut self-titled album, "My Friend the Chocolate Cake", in 1991. It was co-produced by Bridie, Carswell and Mountfort with Tim Cole for Warner/East West. Ian McFarlane, an Australian musicologist, cited music journalist, Bruce Elder's review of the album in "Rolling Stone" Australia, "one of the best albums of high-art pop ever recorded in Australia." While alternating performances between not drowning, waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake, the latter group's second studio album, "Brood" (1994), was being recorded from mid-1993 with Bridie and Mountfort co-producing with Jim Rondinelli. McFarlane described how it, "[showed] a