Delicious: Election cake

Happy election day! It's the day that's been keeping me in a low-level state of panic for the past six weeks, and terrorized, and living around the fear like a rock in my belly. It's finally here, and I cannot be more relieved. I am also telling you guys right now that if you do not vote, I am going to come to your house and beat you with sticks.

It's been a long year, a long few months, a long couple of weeks, and it is going to be a long, long day and a longer evening, waiting for the returns to come in. A lot of drinks will work wonders for its calming, tranquilizing effects, but we also have to keep our bellies full and our strength up. Serious Eats has got a recipe for an extremely traditional, very patriotic cake that was originally created in the 1700s to both celebrate election day and to fortify those taking part in the great and glorious festival of democracy. Now we can use the effort that goes into baking it to distract ourselves from the exit polls all night, and to soak up the alcohol in our bellies, too.

Did I mention how you should vote? Go vote or I'll eat your cake.

Then afterward, because you deserve it, head over to these wonderful food establishments to get your free fill of coffee, doughnuts, and more!

image via Serious Eats

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