Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 1/11/2017 9:30 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 1/11/2017 5:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:08:48 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is really really good. Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea with it
>>>> and it is a heavenly dessert. Given the price, I won't be ordering
>>>> every week, but for special occasions, it is a very nice treat.
>>>> https://www.sacher.com/en/original-sacher-cake/
>>>
>>> $90 for 8.5" torte is a little too expensive for a dessert for me. I
>>> just do a Suzy-Q and call it a night.
>>>
>>> Did you also get a $150 bottle of Dom Perignon to go with that?
>>> <cough>
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>>
>> Not really hard to make.
>
> There are many clone recipes, but unlike the original, they don't have
> the same blend of chocolates, the custom ground flour, etc. I'm sure
> many of them are good, but I wanted to try the original.

I have made a few sachertortes and have also eaten one at the Sacher
Hotel. I'm not much of a cake maker so can't really weigh in on the
relative difficulty but you need to at least be skilled enough to cut
the thing in half longitudinally to put the apricot preserves in there,
and that takes some practice. Coating with the chocolate glaze isn't
for beginners either (let alone making the glaze).

Btw you need the schlagobers because frankly it's a bit on the dry side.
Vienna has plenty of other treats to offer that I prefer.