Name: Orange & Chocolate Sacher
Yield: Makes about 16 slices
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: 75 g (2½ oz) fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate (65% cocoa solids), chopped; 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) cocoa powder; 500 ml (16 fl oz/2 cups) orange juice; 200 ml (7 fl oz/generous ¾ cup) orange juice; 50 g (1¾ oz) fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate (70% cocoa solids), finely chopped; 25 g (scant 1 oz) cornflour (cornstarch); 20 g (¾ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 15 g (½ oz/1 tbsp) cocoa powder, sifted; 100 g (3½ oz/1 stick) unsalted butter; 25 g (scant 1 oz/2 tbsp) unsalted butter; 25 g (scant 1 oz) fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate (70% cocoa solids), finely chopped; 25 g (scant 1 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; ½ vanilla pod (bean), split lengthways; 200 g (7 oz) whole eggs (about 4 eggs); 80 g (3 oz/generous ⅓ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; Peeled rind of 2 oranges, pith removed; 400 g (14 oz) orange flesh, outer pith removed (about 3-4 small oranges); 40 g (1½ oz) whole eggs (about 1 egg); 40 g (1½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; Chocolate decorations; 60 g (2 oz/generous ⅓ cup) Icing (powdered/pure) sugar; ¼ vanilla pod (bean), split lengthways; 50 g (1¾ oz/⅔ cup) ground almonds; 50 g (1¾ oz/¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 75 g (2½ oz) egg whites (about 2½ eggs); 1 quantity Chocolate Mousse-Anglaise Method; 6 g (1 tsp) leaf gelatine; edible gold leaf (optional); 120 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) orange juice; 75 g (2½ oz) fine milk chocolate, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes about
16
slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

So named after its creator, Franz Sacher, this recipe was invented in 1832 when he was a young apprentice, and has become a well-known and popular dessert that you will find in most patisseries. It even has its own national day of recognition (December 5th) in Austria. There was a long-fought legal battle over the recipe of the official sacher tones, which has always been a closely guarded secret. This is our tribute to it, with a few of our contemporary twists thrown in. This cake was orig