Acorn cake!

Today I baked an acorn cake. I used my ground-up, leached acorns, and a recipe from Hank Shaw (posted here). The body of this cake is equal parts acorn flour and wheat flour.

And--it tastes fabulous. It has a flavor like molasses with a hint of ginger, and your tongue tingles a little afterward, like when you eat something peppery. rachelmanija , I wish I could send you a piece!

It's a tiny childhood dream come true--feasting on the abundance of acorns! (Okay, helped by honey, oil, and eggs, not...