Home of famous Sachertorte chocolate cake in Vienna marks 150 years | Multimedia

Date: 16/04/2026 10:44 (UTC)
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Author: Sara Corsellas Nadal
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure » Hotel and accommodation
Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition

By Sara Corsellas Nadal

Vienna, April 18 (EFE).- A fortunate coincidence nearly two centuries ago led a young apprentice, Franz Sacher, to create what would become the world-famous chocolate cake...

Date: 16/04/2026 10:44 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Author: Sara Corsellas
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure » Hotel and accommodation
Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition

VIENNA (AUSTRIA), April 18, 2026.—Almost two centuries ago, a stroke of luck led the young cook Franz Sacher to create what is now the most famous chocolate cake in the world. EFE/ Sara Corsellas

Date: 16/04/2026 10:44 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Author: Sara Corsellas
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure » Hotel and accommodation
Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition

VIENNA (AUSTRIA), April 18, 2026.—Almost two centuries ago, a stroke of luck led the young cook Franz Sacher to create what is now the most famous chocolate cake in the world. EFE/ Sara Corsellas

Date: 16/04/2026 10:44 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Author: Sara Corsellas
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure » Hotel and accommodation
Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition

VIENNA (AUSTRIA), April 18, 2026.—Almost two centuries ago, a stroke of luck led the young cook Franz Sacher to create what is now the most famous chocolate cake in the world. EFE/ Sara Corsellas

Date: 18/04/2026 11:16 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure » Hotel and accommodation
Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition

Vienna, Spain, Apr 18 (EFE).- Nearly two centuries ago, a stroke of luck led the young chef Franz Sacher to create what is now the world’s most famous chocolate cake. Today, the hotel founded by his son and bearing his name celebrates its 150th anniversary as one of the few five-star hotels that remains a family-run business.

Legend has it that Franz Sacher invented this cake in 1832, when he was a 16-year-old apprentice in the kitchen of Prince Klemens von Metternich, at that time the most powerful man in the Habsburg Empire after the emperor.

CAMERA: SARA CORSELLAS.

FOOTAGE OF THE SACHER HOTEL IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

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Home of famous Sachertorte chocolate cake in Vienna marks 150 years

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Date: 18/04/2026 12:23 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Tourism and leisure » Hotel and accommodation
Arts, culture and entertainment » Customs and tradition
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