Sachertorte

Every good coffee morning needs a chocolate cake, and as I have run out of plain chocolate cake recipes to make, I decided to push the boat out and make this.
The result was fairly impressive, although I still can't get used to baking a cake in a 9inch tin and it not rising very much. I think its just the way that its mean't to be, but it always seems a bit disappointing not to get a great rise!
I did get quite an impressive shine on my icing though which I was quite proud of, and I successfully pipe the word "sacher" on top, which is a requirement for this cake - apparently. Ad did ask me why that was the case, which at the time I could not answer. However, now as I look at the book, I realise that it was invented by a Franz Sacher from Vienna in 1832. It's a good job Mary doesn't feel the need to sign her name on all her cakes!
Anyway, it was very rich, as expected, but it was delicious. We gave it 9.0. Definitely one for a special occasion.