Photo: David Holifield
Breton Buckwheat Cake with Fleur de Sel
14 ingredients
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A deliciously dense, buckwheat flour cake that can be baked off in a tart or cake pan. From David Lebovitz's new book, The Sweet Life in Paris.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
883
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
123g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Buckwheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- 7/8 cup (140g) buckwheat flour
- 1 cup (140g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon plus 1/3 teaspoon fleur de sel
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 pound (240g) unsalted butter, at room temp
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- For the glaze
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon milk
Directions
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