Bachwürfel

Bachwürfel, wrapped individually

The Bachwürfel (English: Bach-Cube) is an Austrian confectionery created 1985 on occasion of composer Johann Sebastian Bach's tercentenary by Salzburg confectioner Norbert Fürst.^[1][2] The cubical candy consists of a layer of marzipan, nut-truffle and coffee truffle, superimposed upon each other and coated in dark chocolate. Originally produced as a limited special edition of confectionary, it proved so popular with consumers it became a staple product of the cafe and sweetmeat shop Fürst.

History

Prior to Johann Sebastian Bach's anniversary, the Salzburg Bach-Organisation (Salzburger Bachgesellschaft) suggested Norbert Fürst, who’s great-grandfather Paul Fürst in 1890 first presented the Mozartkugel, produce a similar confectionary dedicated to the composer.

According to Norbert Fürst’s son Martin Fürst, the jubilee was merely the inducement for his father to come up with the Bachwürfel, Bach himself had had no special connection to Salzburg.^[3]

Distribution

While single confectionaries can be purchased, the Bachwürfel is most commonly sold in small boxes, containing four of the truffle cubes. Each of these is wrapped in plastic foil encompassed by a paper cuff imprinted with the composer’s portrait.

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