Recipes · Austrian · Cakes

Sachertorte

One serving has 616 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (68%), manganese (41%), selenium (38%), vitamin A (35%), riboflavin (30%) and iron (29%). Ready in 80 minutes.

Sachertorte
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 35 min
  • Cooking: 45 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (160 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 18 g Butter, unsalted
  • 30 g Chocolate, dark
  • 22 g Sugar
  • 35 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 20 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Apricot jam
  • 15 g Cream, heavy

Method

  1. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 14 for a whole 20 cm torte. Separate the eggs. Cream the butter with two-thirds of the sugar, then beat in the yolks.
  2. Melt half the chocolate and fold it into the batter with the flour.
  3. Whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar to stiff peaks, then fold gently into the batter and pour into a lined tin.
  4. Bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 40-45 minutes until a skewer comes out with just a few moist crumbs; cool completely.
  5. Slice the cake horizontally, spread the warmed apricot jam between the layers and thinly over the top and sides.
  6. Melt the remaining chocolate with a splash of water to a smooth, pourable glaze and pour evenly over the cake, letting it run down the sides; leave to set at room temperature.
  7. Slice and serve with a spoonful of unsweetened whipped cream.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy616 kcal29%
Carbohydrates64.6 g
Water47.9 mL
Fiber3.9 g13%
Protein9.5 g20%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.28 g
Isoleucine0.34 g
Leucine0.57 g
Lysine0.4 g
Methionine0.18 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.37 g
Tyrosine0.26 g
Valine0.42 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat36.4 g
Monounsaturated10.7 g
Polyunsaturated1.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.5 g
Saturated21 g
Trans-Fats0.21 g
Cholesterol187 mg
Calcium62.9 mg6%
Copper0.61 mg68%
Iron5.2 mg29%
Magnesium79.2 mg26%
Manganese0.74 mg41%
Phosphorus197 mg28%
Potassium319 mg7%
Selenium20.7 µg38%
Sodium70.3 mg
Zinc1.6 mg21%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.19 mg17%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.33 mg30%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.85 mg17%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.09 mg7%
Folate (vitamin B9)54.4 µg14%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.45 µg19%
Choline109 mg26%
Vitamin A243 µg35%
Vitamin C1.9 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)38.1 IU6%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K4.1 µg5%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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