Sacher torte

[sah-ker tawrt; German zah-khuh r tawr-tuh] /ˈsɑ kər ˈtɔrt; German ˈzɑ xər ˈtɔr tə/

noun, plural Sacher tortes German, Sacher torten

[zah-khuh r tawr-tn] /ˈzɑ xər ˈtɔr tn/ (Show IPA)

a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.

Origin of Sacher torte

1905-1910

1905-10; after the Sacher Hotel, in Vienna, Austria

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