SACHERTORTE

I found it! Oh dear readers, the Torte (cake) in Germany I hold in higher regard than beer. AH yes, I just said that. Don't get me wrong, the beer here can be positively phenomenal, plus it's all brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot (purity law, and thank you Wikipedia for the link), but I'd rather have a piece of Torte any day over a beer. I've been searching for Sachertorte. It's a pretty standard variety of Torte, originally from Austria. It's chocolate cake, not too sweet, with a layer of apricot marmalade in the middle. However, it has so far proved elusive. Until yesterday!

Ginny and I went to Café Blum in Mainz. The original Café Blum is in neighboring Wiesbaden, and I have fond memories of outings there with my family in years past. When I visited their website yesterday to see if the café was still in the same place, I discovered that one other location had been opened-- one in Mainz! Holy smokes, it was meant to be! The weather was nice enough to still sit outside, too. Not only did they have Sachertorte, but so many other gorgeously created treats and cakes. There will have to be other visits to Café Blum for me. It was truly lovely (and delectable!).