There has been a feud simmering away in Vienna for over 200 years. And the subject of such a long-standing disagreement? Cake. Chocolate cake. And specifically, which of two prestigious establishments ...

You still have time to plan, shop for and prepare a spectacular dessert for Christmas dinner. It’s easy if you make the recipe I share here for sachertorte, a rich, beautiful Austrian layer cake ...

10:46, Tue, Dec 5, 2023 Updated: 11:02, Tue, Dec 5, 2023 First produced in Vienna by chef Franz Sacher, back in 1832, here is Mary Berry's recipe for the indulgent Sachertorte. Recipe Ingredients ...

Not one crumb is out of place on Café Sacher’s sachertorte. A slick of smooth apricot jam is sandwiched between two layers of neat chocolate sponge, the whole thing cloaked in a precisely 4mm-thick ...

It’s that of the Sachertorte, Vienna’s most celebrated confection, a chocolate sponge cake with two layers of apricot jam and a dark chocolate topping. It was invented in 1832 by 16-year-old Franz ...

Vienna’s coffee houses are places “where time and space are consumed, but only the coffee is found on the bill”. So reads the UNESCO description of these institutions. Time and space may satisfy a ...

Here in Japan, Häagen-Dazs lovers are continually spoilt throughout the year with a number of seasonal, limited-edition, Japan-exclusive varieties that you can’t find anywhere else. Now, the luxury ...

As The Great British Bake Off contestants face chocolate week on the show, a baking expert has shared her Sachertorte recipe exclusively with Express.co.uk. The nine remaining Great British Bake Off ...

Some culinary inventions are forever associated with the era, location, or person responsible for putting them on the map. Whether it's a Waldorf salad or eggs Benedict, some dishes can't ever escape ...

For some time, famous Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816-1907) used to live in what is today south-western Slovakia. Sacher is perhaps best known for his Sachertorte, a chocolate cake that is a ...

It’s that of the Sachertorte, Vienna’s most celebrated confection, a chocolate sponge cake with two layers of apricot jam and a dark chocolate topping. It was invented in 1832 by 16-year-old Franz ...