Buckwheat banana cake from Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings (page 39) by Yossy Arefi

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Accompaniments: Whiskey caramel

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    Can substitute whole wheat flour for buckwheat flour.

  • eatswhilestanding on May 20, 2026

    This was good but nothing special. I made with WW flour rather than buckwheat, maybe buckwheat would have been more interesting. I baked for about 30 minutes and it was slightly overdone, so will set my timer for 25 minutes next time

  • PacoHayd on April 16, 2026

    This cake is so good. Perfect flavor, perfect texture. Huge fan. Will definitely make again.

  • gootenbeez on April 01, 2026

    This cake is delicious. An absolute favorite in the house with the maple espresso glaze.

  • gemini_n56abk on March 29, 2026

    I didn't have yogurt so I subbed in cottage cheese.

  • sherrie_fcqj1i on February 08, 2026

    Have made this a couple of times in an 8x8 pan. I’ll add more vanilla & often add Advieh (a Persian spice blend with 2 kinds of cinnamon, cardamom, roses & a few other spices I get from World Spice) or I’ll chop up part of a dark chocolate bar and some frozen raspberries. So yummy!

  • Astrid5555 on May 21, 2024

    Very subtle buckwheat taste, solid recipe.

  • sarahawker on November 30, 2023

    Solid recipe. I used the whole wheat variation and topped with a bit of leftover chocolate buttercream in 8x8 pan. Family loved this, very quick to throw together treat.

  • et12 on October 18, 2023

    I used the wholemeal flour variation and, since I was out of plain flour, went for almost all wholemeal. I thought it was a very moist and delicious cake with good texture. However, the banana flavour got lost on me. A good cake but not my favourite banana cake. I used the maple coffee glaze which matched it nicely.

  • IvyManning on February 28, 2022

    Didn't like this. Made it with the buckwheat variation and it was dry (I weighed the ingredients for precision) with a dense crumb and not a lot of flavor. It doesn't have cinnamon or any other interesting flavors so it was very blah and not sweet, either. Won't make it again.

  • Victoria_from_London on August 27, 2021

    Really good, easy, nutty-tasty, modest number of ingredients. Uses about 1.5 quite large (UK) bananas. I mistakenly only used 1 egg and it worked fine (gluten free Dove's farm flour)

  • anya_sf on August 25, 2021

    I baked this in an 8.5"x4.5" loaf pan; it wasn't that tall so I'm glad I used the smaller pan. The buckwheat added noticeable color and texture, but the flavor was more subtle, as others have noted. The cake (or bread) was moist and not overly sweet. We liked it, though not as much as our favorite banana bread.

  • abrownb1 on August 10, 2021

    More of a banana bread than cake. I added a little maple extract and am glad I did because it made it a little more interesting.

  • MEmilyGrey on May 22, 2021

    Mixed reaction on this one. I love it. It could be the only banana bread I ever eat, and I'd be happy. My husband & son are less enthusiastic. Tried the Tahini Glaze, and would prefer a classic peanut butter instead, but realistically this doesn't need any toppings at all. It's fine as written.

  • Emily Hope on March 09, 2021

    This was a delicious variant on banana bread/cake--as Zosia mentions, not a ton of buckwheat flour, and the flavor from it wasn't super apparent when we ate it warm from the oven, but on the following days it came through. I used freshly ground buckwheat from my flour mill. Next time may up the amount of buckwheat just a bit. Good on the second and third days toasted in the toaster oven, with a bit of salted Kerrygold.

  • Zosia on February 10, 2021

    There wasn't a large amount of buckwheat flour in this tasty banana cake but there was enough to make it just a little different from others.

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