
On this gloomy Tuesday it's exactly a year ago since I left Vienna after a wine tasting festival in the Austrian vineyards with a dear friend. On my way back to the airport I made a little detour to the famous Hotel Sacher because I simply couldn't resist to indulge in one of my favourite activities: EAT CAKE. To eat amazing cake to be more specific. It was a lovely morning and I was the only guest on the terrace, with the sun in my face, view of the grand Wiener Staatsoper, flashbacks to a prior visit to Vienna (and Hotel Sacher) with my mom years before: happy memories! Once again including food I just realised- I'm so predictable. Within minutes a steaming cup of hot chocolate reached my table (yes I know it was summer, but when in Rome, I mean, Vienna), quickly followed by the object of my affection: a slice of Sacher Torte...
Instead of moping about the fact that I'm not in the sun at Hotel Sacher as we speak, I challenged myself to bake a little piece of chocolate heaven instead. Results so far: kitchen looks like something exploded, I nearly forgot half the eggs, my oven is acting like a jerk, there's chocolate everywhere and my faith in humanity (a.k.a. just my baking skills) is gone.
The recipe, an honest review & the pictures to prove it will follow, so stay tuned... Wish me luck!!
Instead of moping about the fact that I'm not in the sun at Hotel Sacher as we speak, I challenged myself to bake a little piece of chocolate heaven instead. Results so far: kitchen looks like something exploded, I nearly forgot half the eggs, my oven is acting like a jerk, there's chocolate everywhere and my faith in humanity (a.k.a. just my baking skills) is gone.
The recipe, an honest review & the pictures to prove it will follow, so stay tuned... Wish me luck!!