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Darrell Grainger
 
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Default Sacher torte - Hotel or Franz?

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, JMF wrote:

> Wait - this is so amazing I want to be sure I understood correctly: are y=

ou
> saying that the Sacher Torte does NOT originate at the Hotel Sacher, but
> rather originates from a chef named Franz Sacher who was completely
> unconnected with the Hotel Sacher?
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> If so, then how did the Hotel Sacher managed to make everybody think it
> originated there?


I just did a quick google on Franz Sacher and found that he comes from a
family of Viennese hoteliers and restaurateurs. On a guess, the Hotel
Sacher is probably connected to the same family as Franz Sacher.

> John
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> "H. W. Hans Kuntze" > wrote in message
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> Davida Chazan - The Chocolate Lady wrote:
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> >(Please NOTE: My correct e-mail address is in my Signature) On Sat, 18
> >Oct 2003 14:42:31 -0700, during the rec.food.baking Community News
> >Flash "H. W. Hans Kuntze" > reported:

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> Sachertorte =96 Sacher Torte is a famous Viennese cake, probably the most
> famous chocolate cake of all-time. It consists of chocolate sponge cake
> cut into three layers (not at the Hotel Sacher), between which apricot
> jam (or raspberry jam at Demel) are thickly spread between the layers
> and on the top and sides of the cake. The whole cake is then iced with a
> dark Ganache and served with a side dish of whipped cream.
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> History: Was created by Chef Franz Sacher at the beginning in 1832 for
> Prince Clemens Lothar Wensel Metternich (1773-1859) of Austria.
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