Japanese Knotweed Cake

This recipe features foraged Japanese Knotweed in a fun, easy baked cake

Here is a picture of Japanese Knotweed growing next to a steam.

Knotweed can be found and foraged near ponds, steams, or rivers so that is a good place to get started foraging

Knotweed is also known by the scientific name polygonum cuspidatum

What does Japanese knotweed taste like and what are the benefits?

Knotweed has a texture and taste similiar to Rhubarb. Make sure to rinse foraged shoots and only use young early spring stalks

Japanese knotweed has been found to contain high amounts of resveratrol and anti-inflammatory nutrients, which people have used to treat mobility, immunity, and circulatory system issues, among other aliments

Knotweed Benefits

Fresh Strawberries are halved and mixed with knotweed in this quick upside down cake bake. 

Learn how to create a unique, quick bake with ingredients foraged from your own back yard!

Slice the knotweed stalks into Uniform 1/3 inch rounds, 1 Cup total

Make sure to choose young shoots when foraging as older mid summer knotweed stalks are more stringy and dont cook down as nicely as early spring stalks do...

Mix sliced knotweed, halved strawberries, brown sugar and vanilla extract together. . Layer into bottom of baking dish

Mix Batter for knotweed and strawberry upside down cake Ingredients together and Pour!

Cream sugar, butter until blended add eggs, 1 at a time. Mix in flour, sugar, black pepper, milk and vanilla.

Pour batter over sliced knotweed and strawberries and bake until cake is puffed up, 50 minutes.

Allow knotweed cake to cool  for 15 minutes, remove from pan, flip over and slice to serve!

This strawberry and  knotweed tea cake is simple decadence when served with freshly whipped cream

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