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On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 7:08:51 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Sunday night we were watching an episode of Andrew Zimmer's Delicious
> Destinations on the Travel Channel. This episode was Vienna Austria.
> One of the foods Vienna is know for is pastries. They visited the Hotel
> Sacher and showed how they have been making a chocolate tore the same
> way since 1832. It looked fantastic.
>
> It is a chocolate based cake with apricot jelly coating and coverde in a
> proprietary blend of three chocolates. The cake is mixed by hand, same
> as in 1832.
>
> As any good foodies would do, I Googled it and found that I could order
> one o line. So I did. It was shipped on Monday and arrived today. It
> is a 5 star presentation, as it comes in a wood box with brass corners.
>
> I ordered the largest size since shipping cost is the same. It is good
> for 12 servings. It is supposed to be served with unsweetened whipped
> cream and you eat some of each in every bite.
>
> 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/


Excellent Ed

On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 7:08:51 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Sunday night we were watching an episode of Andrew Zimmer's Delicious
> Destinations on the Travel Channel. This episode was Vienna Austria.
> One of the foods Vienna is know for is pastries. They visited the Hotel
> Sacher and showed how they have been making a chocolate tore the same
> way since 1832. It looked fantastic.
>
> It is a chocolate based cake with apricot jelly coating and coverde in a
> proprietary blend of three chocolates. The cake is mixed by hand, same
> as in 1832.
>
> As any good foodies would do, I Googled it and found that I could order
> one o line. So I did. It was shipped on Monday and arrived today. It
> is a 5 star presentation, as it comes in a wood box with brass corners.
>
> I ordered the largest size since shipping cost is the same. It is good
> for 12 servings. It is supposed to be served with unsweetened whipped
> cream and you eat some of each in every bite.
>
> 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/


Excellent Ed! You are the chocolate connoisseur! :-)

John Kuthe...