Buckwheat Cake Recipes

BUCKWHEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish.
• Whisk all-purpose flour, buckwheat flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add milk, egg, and margarine to flour mixture and beat until batter is smooth; pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

PRESTON COUNTY RAISED BUCKWHEAT CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix 1 cake Fleishman's Yeast or 1 envelope dry yeast and 1 teaspoon salt into one quart lukewarm water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 3 cups, or enough buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter, (may use 2 1/2 cups buckwheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour). Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 or 5 hours).
• When ready to bake the cakes, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup hot water (may use 1/2 cup milk). Stir into batter, then add about 1 cup or enough warm water to make a thin batter. Bake on a hot, (I use med/high on my electric stove) greased griddle. Use a long thin metal turner to lift edges and check bottom, it should be golden brown and bubbles should form on top, flip a cook on other side till done.
• We usually serve stacks of 2-4 cakes each.
• Save at least 1 cup of the batter for the next baking. (It will keep in the refrigerator for about a week) To renew, add 1 pint lukewarm water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough Buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter. Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 - 5 hours).

BUCKWHEAT CAKE (TORTA DI GRANO SARACENO)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F/175°C Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and toast until golden and fragrant, about 10-12 minutes. Cool completely.
• Grease a 9-inch/23cm springform pan and set aside. In a food processor or clean coffee grinder, grind the almonds as finely as possible with 1/4 cup (50g) of the sugar. In a medium bowl, stir together the ground almonds, buckwheat flour, salt, cinnamon, lemon zest and baking powder.
• In another bowl, beat the butter and 1 cup (200g) of the sugar until fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the dry mixture alternately with the milk until everything is well combined.
• In a clean mixing bowl and using spotlessly clean beaters, whip the egg whites with the remaining 1/4 cup (50g) sugar until they form stiff, glossy peaks. Stir one-quarter of the whites into the cake batter to lighten it, then gently fold in the rest. Scrape the batter into the greased pan, smoothing the top.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, covering the top loosely with foil if it begins to darken too much. Cool the cake for ten minutes on a rack, then carefully remote the outer ring and cool completely. Store, covered, at room temperature for up to 3-4 days. Dust with a little powdered sugar before serving, if you like.

WACKY BUCKWHEAT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk together the all-purpose flour, buckwheat flour, cornstarch, white sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, dry mustard, and ground black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir together the molasses, oil, vinegar, vanilla, and cold water in a measuring cup. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; pour the wet ingredients into the well. Mix the batter together until just blended. Pour the batter into an ungreased 8x8 inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

STICKY BUCKWHEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Make topping: In a small bowl, combine raisins and brandy; let stand until raisins are plump, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins; discard liquid.
• In a 10-inch seasoned cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon, and remove from heat. Drizzle with corn syrup. Strew pecans, apple, and raisins over corn syrup; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make cake: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until combined after each addition.
• Into a large bowl, sift together flours, ground ginger, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, combine milk and fresh ginger. Alternately add the flour and milk mixtures to butter mixture, beating until just combined after each addition, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared skillet; make top even using an offset spatula. Bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let stand 5 minutes before inverting onto serving platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.