Today, the staff of cakehead.com presents journalist Judith Miller with a very special cake to honor her courage and sacrifice in the face of terror.

We live in dark days. It is a time when zombies walk the halls of the executive, legislative and now judicial branches of our government. Judge Thomas F. Hogan hoped that by gnashing his bloodthirsty fangs and threatening a jail sentence he could turn Miller into a rat and put an end to a free press. But Miller didn’t allow this zombie to erode away the tenants of the First and perhaps most important Amendment in our Bill of Rights. She will go to jail. And for this, we present Miller with a rat cake. It’s ironic, yes. But sometimes that’s what you need to make those award-aspiring journalist pay attention.

With this new award it is our hope that we can prevent cake-loving journalist from turning into rats. Knowing this prestigious award could be theirs, we hope journalists will aspire to protect the confidentiality of their sources and continue to provide the checks and balances those zombies need. Not only will they keep the zombies in check but they will also get to devour this delicious cake.

For complete list of U.S. recipients of the Rat Cake Award go to The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press