The cake was a hit, and it soon garnered fans beyond the royal court. Nearly two centuries later, I’m sitting on a red-trimmed banquette at Café Sacher — a quintessentially grand Viennese ...

The Sacher-Torte is one of the world's most iconic chocolate cakes, created in Vienna in 1832 by Franz Sacher. It is a dense ...

Traditionally, this cake is made of sweet yeast dough, caramelized almonds, and a filling of vanilla custard, buttercream, or cream. It comes in cupcake form with cream on top. The Mini Sacher ...

In 1832, Franz Sacher, a 16-year-old apprentice chef, created The Original Sacher-Torte–a moist chocolate cake with hidden layers of apricot jam–at the request of Austrian Prince Metternich.