Karen's Sachertorte

Join the brilliant Karen Wright (Great British Bake Off Contestant from series 9) live from Wakefield, UK who will teach you the skills you need to master the Sachertorte!

This class takes place on Sunday 7th January 2024 at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Austria's most famous and revered cake. A dark, rich chocolate cake filled with apricot jam, it actually improves with keeping a day or two and is fabulous served with freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. The original recipe is a closely guarded secret but we think Karen's version comes very close.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 20 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Karen, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Karen's delicious take on the Rich Austrian Cake. Karen will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or her experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment:

Electric Hand mixer, 

3 large heatproof mixing bowls, 

smaller mixing bowls, 

small saucepan, 

medium saucepan, 

sieve, 

silicone spatulas/mixing spoons, 

pastry brush, 

small piping bags, 

offset spatula, 

large sharp serrated knife, 

cooling racks, 

tray, 

greaseproof paper, 

2 x greased and lined loose bottomed cake tins 20cm (8 inches).

An empty shelf in the fridge is required

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

5 Egg Whites at Room Temp   

5 Egg Yolks at Room Temp

150g (10 ½ tbsp) Soft Butter   

75g (2/3 Cups) Icing / Powdered Sugar, sifted

130g (1 Cup) Plain / All-Purpose Flour, sifted 

20g (2tbsp) Cocoa, sifted

1tsp Bicarbonate Soda / Baking Soda  

150g (approx. 1 Cup) Plain / Dark Chocolate

1tsp Vanilla Extract    

1tbsp Instant Coffee Dissolved in a little hot water

75g (1/3 cup) Caster/Superfine sugar

For the Apricot Jam:

200g (1 Cup) Caster / Superfine Sugar  

Juice of half a Lemon

200g (approx. 1 ¼ Cups) Apricots*, stoned and finely chopped

*Soft partially dried apricots work too but they will need chopping finely or blitzing to get them to break down easily.

For the Ganache:

200g (just under 1 Cup) Double / Heavy Cream 

20g (1 ½ tbsp) Butter

200g (approx. 1 ¼ Cups) Dark Chocolate, chopped (about 55% cocoa)

For the Decoration:

100g (approx. 2/3 Cup) Dark Chocolate

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.