What can visitors watch inside Demel?

Bakers working through a glass wall

Demel Quiz: Vienna's Royal Confectioner and the Sachertorte War

This Demel quiz steps into the mirrored rooms of Vienna's old imperial confectioner on the Kohlmarkt. Play 10 interactive questions on its founding in 1786, the title of court confectioner, Eduard Sacher, the long court case with Hotel Sacher, the round and triangular seals, where the apricot jam goes, candied violets loved by Empress Sisi and the glass-walled bakery.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
In which city is Demel?
Founded
When was Demel founded?
Title
Which royal title did Demel hold?
Rival
Which hotel fought Demel in court over Sachertorte?
Person
Which Sacher family member worked at Demel?
Name
What name does Hotel Sacher use?
Demels
What is Demel's version called?
Jam
Where does Demel put its apricot jam?
Sisi
Which treat did Empress Sisi famously buy at Demel?
Kitchen
What can visitors watch inside Demel?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which city is Demel?
Answer: Vienna
It is on the Kohlmarkt.
Q2: When was Demel founded?
Answer: 1786
It is one of Vienna's oldest.
Q3: Which royal title did Demel hold?
Answer: Imperial court confectioner
It supplied the Habsburg court.
Q4: Which hotel fought Demel in court over Sachertorte?
Answer: Hotel Sacher
The dispute lasted years.
Q5: Which Sacher family member worked at Demel?
Answer: Eduard Sacher
He brought the recipe.
Q6: What name does Hotel Sacher use?
Answer: Original Sacher-Torte
It won that right.
Q7: What is Demel's version called?
Answer: Eduard-Sacher-Torte
Its seal is triangular.
Q8: Where does Demel put its apricot jam?
Answer: Just under the chocolate icing
Hotel Sacher adds a middle layer.
Q9: Which treat did Empress Sisi famously buy at Demel?
Answer: Candied violets
They are still sold.
Q10: What can visitors watch inside Demel?
Answer: Bakers working through a glass wall
The kitchen is on show.

The Court Confectioner and the Cake War

Demel, on Vienna's Kohlmarkt, was founded in 1786 and became the imperial court confectioner, supplying the Habsburg court. Its mirrored rooms and glass-walled bakery, where visitors watch pastry chefs at work, draw crowds.

Sachertorte was created by Franz Sacher in 1832. His son Eduard Sacher later worked at Demel, which began selling the cake. Hotel Sacher and Demel fought a long court case over who could call theirs the original. The settlement let Hotel Sacher use Original Sacher-Torte with a round seal, while Demel sells the Eduard-Sacher-Torte with a triangular seal.

The cakes differ slightly: Hotel Sacher adds apricot jam in the middle and under the icing, while Demel places it just under the chocolate glaze. Empress Elisabeth, known as Sisi, famously bought candied violets at Demel.

What This Quiz Teaches

Dessert fans will enjoy these questions.

When Demel opened
Which title it held
What the court case decided
How the cakes differ
What Sisi loved

Did You Know?

Waitresses traditionally use formal address.
Strudel is also served.
Seasonal window displays are famous.
Demel has a museum of sweets.
Whipped cream accompanies Sachertorte.