Sacher torte

[ sah-ker tawrt; German zah-khuhr tawr-tuh ]

noun

, plural Sa·cher tortes, German Sa·cher tor·ten [zah, -, kh, uh, r, , tawr, -tn].

1. a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sacher torte¹

First recorded in 1905–10; after the Sacher Hotel, in Vienna, Austria

Example Sentences

What Sacher torte is to Vienna, or kouign-amann to Brittany, or cannoli to Sicily, knafeh Nabulseyeh is to Nablus.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was sometimes the only guest in the Sacher. Can you imagine?” he said, referring to the famous 149-room hotel where the Sacher torte was invented in 1832.

From Seattle Times

He has teamed up with Alex Grunert, a native of Vienna, who worked at Bouley and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, to produce treats like Christmas stollen, doughnuts, Sacher torte, cookies, baguettes and loaves of bread seasoned with sauerkraut or caraway.

From New York Times

Other dishes included a cranachan ice cream sundae, banana oat pancakes, an oatmeal banana split, and a desert porridge inspired by the Sacher Torte chocolate cake.

From BBC

Pastry chef Meagan Tighe makes a satisfying Sacher torte, fancied up with gold leaf and tiles of dehydrated milk foam and chocolate meringue.

From Washington Post