SACHER TORTE

Chocolate lover..you should try this one. Sacher Torte, the famouse chocolate cake from Austrian.Every bit of sacher torte will bring you to feel the delicious of chocolate flavour..

I make this cake for my sister in law's engagement day in Jakarta. Hope all my family will love it.

Here is the recipy..I take from NCC

Ingredients :

(A)

160gr margarine

160gr fine sugar

8 yolks

1 sdt vanilli powder

160gr dark cooking chocolate, melted.

150gr Top Flour

(B)

8 egg whites

150gr fine sugar

(C)

250gr appricot glaze

Method :

- Cream margarine and sugar until light

- Add yolks, continue creaming until light and smooth.

- Add melting chocolate, mix until well blended

- Then add half of the Top Flour, mix until well combined

- Whip the egg white until foamy. Add in the sugar gradually. Continue whipping until hard peak.

- Mix the whipped egg with the above butter until well blended

- Fold in a remaining 1/2 of the top flour. Mix until well combined

- Pour into a greased and paper line 9 inch round mould.

- Bake at 180C for 45 minutes

Chocolate GENACHE

Ingredients:

350gr Dark Cooking Chocolate, chopped

350ml whipping cream

Method :

Cook whipping cream and dark cooking chocolate, stir until the chocolate is melted completely.

Leave aside until it thickens....( more than 2 hours ...)

Finishing:

- Slice the cake horizontally into 3 layers

- Sandwich the cake layer and coat the first and third layer with the appricot glaze. The 2nd layer with chocolate genache.

- Place the cake into the fridge for 30 minutes

- Take the cake out from the fridge. Put it on a wire rack. Pour the chocolate genache on top. Shake the wire rack to allow the glaze run evenly. Leave until set.

Ready to "fly" to Jakarta