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Alternative names | Buckwheat torte |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Germany |
Region or state | Lüneburg Heath |
Main ingredients | Buckwheat flour, heather honey, yoghurt, cranberries, whipped cream, chocolate |
Buckwheat gateau or Buckwheat torte ( German: Buchweizentorte, pronounced [ˈbuːxvaɪ̯t͜sn̩ˌtɔʁtə]) 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]