Sacher cake: a few simple steps to make it perfect!
INGREDIENTS :
125 g (0.5 cup) butter at room temperature
100 g (0.8 cup) powdered sugar
10g (1 tbsp) honey
125 g (1.2 cups) melted dark chocolate
5-6 egg whites
7 egg yolks
110 g (0.5 cup) sugar
125g (1 cup) flour 00
To coat the bark:
550 g (1.6 cups) light apricot jam
Icing:
200g (2 cups) dark chocolate
200 g (0.8 cup) fresh liquid sour cream
30g (2 tbsp) butter
METHOD :
Using a mixer, beat the softened butter with the sugar and honey.
Melt the chocolate, let it cool then add it to the whipped butter, stirring during the addition.
Add the egg yolks one by one while continuing to stir.
Separately whisk the egg whites with the sugar until they become glossy and firm. Finally, add the sifted flour 2-3 times, gently combining it with a spatula, with movements from bottom to top, so as not to disassemble the mixture.
Pour the Sacher cake mixture into a coated round mold with a diameter of 20 cm and put it to bake in a preheated static oven at 180° for about 45 minutes, if you want a bigger cake, increase the ingredients .
If a crust forms on the cake, remove it.
When the crust has cooled, take the crust out of the mold and remove the top crispy layer, then cut it into 3 parts. On the first layer of zest, pour a generous layer of clear apricot jam (so that it is smooth and free of fruit pieces) and flatten it. Put on another layer of crust and spread another generous layer of jam. Place the last disc and cover the entire surface of the.
Put the cake in the refrigerator for two hours.
For the glaze, melt the chocolate by adding hot sweet cream, mixing well with a spoon to mix the ingredients. As soon as the chocolate has melted, add the butter, stirring with a spoon to melt it. Let the frosting cool slightly to room temperature.
Take the cake out of the freezer and place it on a rack, placed on a silicone sheet or a baking sheet. As soon as the frosting is at room temperature, pour it over the cake, making sure to cover the entire cake. Put some filling in a small piping bag and write “Sacher” on the cake.
