Buckwheat gateau | |
Alternate Name: | Buckwheat torte |
Place Of Origin: | Germany |
Region: | Lüneburg Heath |
Course: | Dessert |
Main Ingredient: | Buckwheat flour, heather honey, yoghurt, cranberries, whipped cream, chocolate |
Buckwheat gateau or Buckwheat torte (German: Buchweizentorte, pronounced as /de/) is a dessert that is a speciality of the Lüneburg Heath region of Lower Saxony in northern Germany.[1] [2]
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.[1]