The young Jewish man who created this beloved confection in 1832 couldn’t have imagined that Americans would one day celebrate National Sacher Torte Day. But we do. At just 16 years old, a Jewish cook ...

"Let us eat cake!" I long to shout as we're led through the top-secret facility in Vienna where the world-famous sacher-torte is made.

Austria knows how to do Christmas. In winter the whole country looks like a snowy Christmas card with wooden chalets, sleighs and bells, and the carol Silent Night was written in a small village ...

During the summers spent in an enclave of old cottages on Lake Michigan in the Grand Mere area off the highway near Stevensville, summer treats meant going to Bit of Swiss Bakery, then owned by Hans ...

Pastries abound in the kaffeehauses of Vienna, including famously guarded secrets like the sperl-schnitte at Café Sperl, or more well-known desserts like the linzer torte. The sacher torte dates back ...

This extremely rich dessert is one of the most famous chocolate cakes in the world. It was created in 1832 by Franz Sacher, of the renowned family of Viennese hoteliers and restaurateurs. Traditional ...