Allotment-themed Cake

I jumped at the opportunity to make a cake for my friends’ wedding -a researcher in sustainability and environmental issues and a landscape architect. Imagine the possibilities! And the amounts of green icing! After talking them round to it – a mix of twisting fingers and emotional blackmail – I got the all clear under the condition that…

Sacher Gateau – Sachertorte

  This is a luscious dark chocolate gateau filled with apricot jam. It was first created in the famous Hotel Sacher in Vienna, who guard the original recipe, so the following is just a guess. If you liked it please travel to Vienna, try the original, and let me know what is missing! 180g chocolate, ideally…