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Looks like the Lemon Almond Wheels fell off my plan because I gravitated immediately toward these cupcakes in one of my newly purchased German baking books.
These are not exactly a perfect imitation of Sacher torte. More in flavors than texture as the cake is fluffy and moist.
I have had the Sacher torte at the Hotel Sacher in Vienna. Again, these taste nothing like the original.
However, they are a fun riff on the recipe and the white chocolate chunks are a quirky surprise.
Sacher Torte Style Cupcakes with White Chocolate Chunks
(Muffin nach Sacher-Art recipe from Schokolade Rezepte für Genießer Exclusive für Butlers, Planet Medien AG)
For the Cake:
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 3.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate (at least 80% cocoa) chopped
- 3.5 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- pinch salt
- 3/4 cup AP four sifted
- 1/3 cup apricot marmalade
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 390 degrees F.
- Grease a cupcake pan.
- Over a double boiler or in the microwave, melt the bittersweet chocolate.
- Beat together butter, 1/2 cup of the sugar and egg yolks until creamy.
- Fold in the melted chocolate a tablespoon at a time.
- Fold in the white chocolate chunks and set aside.
- In a separate bowl beat egg whites, salt and remaining 1/4 cup of sugar until stiff.
- Fold the sifted flour into the egg white mixture.
- Fold the egg white/flour mixture into the chocolate mixture.
- Spoon combined batters into the cupcake pan and bake for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for about 10 minutes. Take the cupcakes out and let them finish cooling on a wire rack.
- Brush the tops of them with a thin layer of apricot marmalade.
For the Glaze:
Ingredients:
- 3/4 stick butter softened and cut into pieces
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
Directions:
- Over a double boiler melt the chocolate and butter together.
- Remove from heat and stir in the corn syrup.
- Pour over cupcakes.
6 comments
What a great idea. Yum!
I've read so much about the famous Sacher torte that's made me so curious about it. These look great and love the addition of white chocolate!
Yum! These look delicious. I like the combination of chocolate and white chocolate with the touch of sweetness from the apricot marmalade….must taste wonderful:)
Love the idea of the white chocolate tucked into these. That glaze sure looks good.
What a fantastic idea of making those mini sacher tortes!
i once read about the history of sacher cake and the hotel sacher. Yours might not taste like the original, but really, with that white chocolate chunk, i think yours might be better!