National Sacher Torte Day

Vienna's legendary chocolate cake, invented by a teenage apprentice.

National Sacher Torte Day celebrates one of the world's most famous desserts. The Sachertorte was created in 1832 in Vienna by Franz Sacher, then just a teenage apprentice, when the head chef fell ill and Sacher was asked to produce something special for Prince Metternich's guests. The result is a d