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Sachertorte

by Larry Greenly » Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:39 pm

A friend brought over a big piece of sachertorte for my BD+1 today (I've been critiquing and editing her short story about Franz Sacher). Told her I was glad I wasn't a dog because it was so chocolatey. Yum!
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by Jenise » Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:46 pm

How fun! And happy birthday!
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by Jeff Grossman » Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:12 pm

Happy BD!
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by Larry Greenly » Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:46 pm

I want everyone to know that I gave Edie a shaving from my Sacher-Torte. :mrgreen:
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by wnissen » Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:59 pm

Happy Birthday! Yum, I could go for a piece of that right now, even though it's before dinner. Sachertorte was one of the highlights of our trip in Christmas 2019. The cruise ship had bikes so I headed over to the Hotel Sacher relatively early in the morning, like 9 or so. There was already an hourlong line outside. Not wanting to spend that much time outside I called an audible and went to Demel nearby. It's a similar high street confectioner/cafe. When I think back to it now, the whole thing seems bizarre that I was able to sit at a bar next to many other patrons and order a traditional Viennese "melange" coffee. I am still amused that no one seems to agree how it is different from a cappucino, but everyone agrees it is categorically not a cappucino. The other thing that everyone seems to agree on is that the Sachertorte is a bit dry by itself and needs some liquid. Certainly the coffee made an excellent companion, and the cake wasn't moist in the way that I feel most cakes are. My breakfast finished, I ordered some strudel and mini Sachertorts to bring back to the ship. The other noteworthy aspect of that trip was the outstanding cycling infrastructure. Even on the more industrial/commercial outskirts of the core there were separate lanes (with separate colors) for bikes and pedestrians, with universal cyclist signals. I felt safer in an unfamiliar big city than I do in my suburban town where survival is sometimes completely out of my hands.
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by Jeff Grossman » Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:40 am

Oh, yes, Demel is quite good. I was there in 2009 and I don't recall what I brought home from them but I remember it was great.

And I agree with you that sachertorte is a bit drying.
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Re: Sachertorte

by Larry Greenly » Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:20 pm

I have to admit that my sachertorte from La Madeleine French Bakery in Albuquerque was anything but dry.
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Re: Sachertorte

by wnissen » Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:28 pm

Larry Greenly wrote:I have to admit that my sachertorte from La Madeleine French Bakery in Albuquerque was anything but dry.

I prefer a very moist cake myself. It doesn't have be tres leches, but in general, the moister the better. I think bakers use simple syrup to achieve that, so maybe it's also my sweet tooth talking.

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