Sacher Birthday Cake 5.12.13

A version of Sachertorte.  Dense chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and frosted with chocolate ganache.

10 oz butter

10 oz sugar

12.5 oz sweet chocolate, melted

 10 oz egg yolks

2 t vanilla extract

15 oz egg whites

½ t salt

7.5 oz sugar

10 oz cake flour, sifted

Cream butter and sugar, add cooled chocolate.   Add the egg yolks and vanilla.  Whip the egg whites with the salt, then add sugar and whip to soft peaks.  Fold the egg whites in to the batter alternately with the flour.   Bake 324 45-60 minutes.

I don't have a picture of the inside of the cake, but it was two layers of chocolate cake with apricot filling in between.