Alternative names Buckwheat torte Place of origin Germany | Course Dessert | |
Main ingredients Buckwheat flour, heather honey, yoghurt, cranberries, whipped cream, chocolate Region or state Lüneburg Heath, Schneverdingen, Germany Similar Cupcone, Marry girl cake, Flies' graveyard, Cacavellu, Bulla cake | ||
Buckwheat gateau or Buckwheat torte (German: Buchweizentorte) is a dessert that is a speciality of the Lüneburg Heath region of Lower Saxony in northern Germany.
The gateau consists of layers of cake made from buckwheat flour and heather honey, separated by a fruit layer using yoghurt and cranberries and topped by whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
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