Sacher's son Eduard, Sachertorte was invented by Sacher when he was an apprentice under Metternich's chef Chambellier. The story goes that Sacher was required
invented by Eduard many years later, to appeal to "Viennese nostalgic for their imperial past". Sacher was born in Vienna to Jewish parents Anton Sacher and Anna
restaurateur and k.u.k. purveyor to the court EduardSacher [de] (1843–1892). His father, the confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), had become famous for his
the Hotel Sacher confectionery. Anna had three children with her husband: Eduard Junior, Franziska, and Anna ("Anni"). In 1876, EduardSacher opened his