I can't believe how delinquent I've been. Yes, yes, I know I've never been the most, ahem, prolific of posters but I've certainly never done this to you before. You see, as of today, this recipe has been sitting on my computer - tried, tweaked and photographed - for nearly six weeks. Six weeks and…

Buckwheat cake is one of the most delicious and characteristic desserts of Trentino Alto Adige, a region in Northern Italy, where it's called "Schwarzplententorte".It's a simple and rustic cake with a special texture and unique taste.Traditionally, this cake is filled with currant or cranberry jam. The tart flavor of the red berry jam blends perfectly with the strong flavor of the buckwheat.

Buckwheat flour gives a distinctive, nutty taste to this showstopping carrot cake, while the brown sugar in the icing adds a lovely caramel note

Buckwheat Chocolate Layer Cake w/ Salted Dark Chocolate Frosting - for the days you want a no -frill, moist, super chocolatey cake with gooey frosting!

My deepest apologies for the Breakfast Friday delay. Someone made this cake yesterday and someone forgot to add molasses in the batter. someone <----> me

Adapted from Canelle et Vanille Bakes Simple by Aran Goyoaga Aran recommends using light buckwheat flour, which is the kind that's usually sold in France. Living in Seattle, she grinds her own buckwheat groats in a high-speed blender. (You can also use a coffee bean grinder.) Whole-grain buckwheat flour is darker and what is usually available in the US, although not commonly found in France. Whole-grain buckwheat flour will work (it's what I used in the post) but will make the marbling much…

This is a simple cake. You can add nuts, bake them as muffins, cupcakes, layer cakes, whatever you want!

Adapted from Small Plates and Sweet Treats from Aran Goyoaga of cannelle et vanilla This is a simple cake, one that the French would consider a “snack cake”, meaning one that is meant to be consumed in the afternoon perhaps. However it can be dressed up with chocolate sauce and a scoop of ice cream. I had some coffee ice cream (from The Perfect Scoop) which was all ready to be used, but you can pick another flavor. Aran used hazelnuts which have a particularly good affinity with buckwheat…

Moist buckwheat cake with apple, chocolate and hazelnuts, filled with fruity cranberry jam. Simple recipe for a vegan buckwheat cake from Austria.

This is my vegan gluten-free banana cake made using buckwheat flour. Check out this vegan banana cake for a different take on the banana bread!