Sachertorte

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups apricot jam, pureed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 16 ounces fine quality semisweet chocolate or 16 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine

Recipe

• 1 make the torte: in a saucepan combine the butter, the oil, and 1 cup water and bring the mixture to a boil.
• 2 in a bowl with an electric mixer beat together the sugar, the flour, and the cocoa powder for 30 seconds, or until the mixture is combined well, add the butter mixture in a stream, beating, and beat in the eggs, the buttermilk, the vanilla and the baking soda.
• 3 beat the batter until it is just combined well, pour it into a buttered and floured 9 inch cake pan, 2 inches deep, and bake the torte in the middle of a preheated 350f oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
• 4 let the torte cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, turn it out the rack, and let it cool completely.
• 5 with a long serrated knife carefully cut the torte horizontally into 3 even layers, invert the top layer a small rack and spread it with about 2/3 cup of the jam.
• 6 top the first layer with the middle layer, spread it with about 1/2 cup of the jam, and invert the third layer the middle layer.
• 7 spread the top and sides of the torte with the remaining jam and chill the torte for at least 2 hours, or until it is very cold.
• 8 make the glaze: in a saucepan bring the cream to a boil, put the chocolate in a bowl, and pour the hot cream over it.
• 9 stir the mixture until the chocolate is melted and it forms a smooth glaze and let it cool until it is lukewarm and thickened but still pourable.
• 10 put the torte on the rack over a jelly-roll pan and pour the glaze over it, spreading the glaze to coat the top and sides evenly.
• 11 chill the torte for 1 hour, or until the glaze is set, and serve it with whipped cream.