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Gâteau Breton
Dense Breton butter cake made from flour, semi-salted butter, sugar and egg yolks.
About Gâteau Breton
Gâteau Breton is a traditional butter cake associated with Lorient and Port-Louis in Brittany. This profile follows the plain four-ingredient version made from wheat flour, semi-salted butter, sugar and egg yolks.
Semi-salted butter dominates the flavour, giving the cake a rich dairy character sharpened by a gentle savoury edge. Sugar supplies a clean sweetness, while egg yolks add depth without extra flavourings or fillings.
The cake is round, thick and deeply golden, with a fork-scored crosshatch across its firm top. Inside it is dense, tender and crumbly like a rich shortbread cake rather than light or aerated sponge.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Gâteau Breton
Lorient Gâteau Breton with Semi-Salted Butter.
- Wheat flourDense crumb structure
- Semi-salted butterRich buttery body
- Crystal sugarSweetness and crust
- Egg yolksDough binding and golden finish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wheat flour:
- Semi-salted butter:
- Crystal sugar:
- Egg yolks:
Origins & food traditions
Lorient Bretagne Sud's official tourism site supplies the complete traditional recipe selected here, describing a four-ingredient cake of flour, semi-salted butter, sugar and egg yolks pressed into a mould and baked. Brittany's official tourism site independently identifies gâteau Breton as an emblematic butter-rich pastry that must contain at least twenty percent butter.
Countries
- France
- FranceCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- French Cuisine
- Breton Cuisine
- Breton CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.