Our huge collection of finely tuned recipes from chefs and food professionals. Since 1995, Epicurious has been the ultimate food resource for the home cook, with daily kitchen tips, fun cooking videos, and, oh yeah, over 33,000 recipes. BBC Food Recipes Sachertorte. Preheat the oven to 1. C3. 50. FGas 4. Grease a deep 2. Break the chocolate into pieces, melt gently in a bowl set over a pan of hot water, stirring occasionally, then cool slightly. Beat the butter in a bowl until really soft, then gradually beat in the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the cooled chocolate and the vanilla extract and beat again. Add the egg yolks, then fold in the ground almonds and sieved flour. The mixture will be quite thick at this stage. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until they are stiff but not dry. Add about one third to the chocolate mixture and stir in vigorously. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface. Bake in the oven for about 4. Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then turn out, peel off the paper and finish cooling on a wire rack. To make the topping, heat the apricot jam in a small pan and then brush evenly over the top and sides of the cold cake. Allow to set. Make the icing by breaking the plain chocolate into pieces. Heat the cream until piping hot, remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Www.Epicurious' title='Www.Epicurious' />Stir until the chocolate has melted, then cool till a coating consistency. Then pour the icing on to the centre of the cake. Spread it gently over the top and down the sides, and leave to set. For the icing writing, break the milk chocolate into pieces then melt gently in a bowl set over a pan of hot water. Roasting Squash Seeds. Spoon into a small paper icing bag or polythene bag and snip off the corner. Pipe Sacher across the top and leave to set. Make and share this Breakfast Strata recipe from Genius Kitchen. This chocolate cake is said to be invented in Vienna by the chef Franz Sacher in 1832. It improves if left a day or two before cutting. Mouthwatering, International menu of gourmet specialties. Inspired recipes for soups, salads and entres gathered from around the world.