King Alfred's cake

== English == === Etymology === From the resemblance of the round, black fungus to the burned cakes in a legend according to which King Alfred, hiding out in a countryside homestead during war, was put in charge of some baking cakes and accidentally let them burn. === Noun === King Alfred's cake (uncountable) A fungus of species Daldinia concentrica. Synonyms: cramp balls, coal fungus === References === King Alfred's cake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Daldinia concentrica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Daldinia concentrica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons