Malted Chestnut Angel Food Cake

and my maternity leave

This newsletter recipe was originally slated to be strawberry white chocolate cookies as I love having a variety of great freezer cookies laying around ready to be baked off and I have been having a serious love affair with strawberries this pregnancy. I made a recipe for them and honestly, they were good, but they were incredibly boring. They were simply sweet and I was immediately over the concept. I debated what to do with the recipe and ultimately decided to move on from it.

The next morning I was rewarded as the idea of a chestnut flour angel food cake came to me in that sort of dream like state between sleep and wake while you’re laying in bed in the morning. For me, it was to the soundtrack of my toddler son singing “I’m all done sleeping” through the monitor.

From there, the concept really snowballed. I decided to lean into the sweet nutty flavors and include malt in the cake and dare I say this is my favorite angel food cake I’ve had. It’s as delicious as the standard, but incredibly interesting and keeps you coming back for more. When I first tasted it, I ate four of the cupcakes back to back. Cherries and basil are aplenty around here as we’re swinging into summer and they were perfect compliments to the composed dessert. These (three!) recipes are so easy to pull off and man are they incredible together. I know I’ve said it before but truly, if ever there were a time to subscribe for a recipe, it would be for these.

Chestnut flour and malt can both be challenging to find in store but there are some great options you can snag on Amazon. I love this chestnut flour and this malt for the recipe.

Before we get to dessert, I want to clue you in on what to expect for my maternity leave. Starting in July, paid subscribers will be getting one recipe drop a week (double my standard drops!). Each month will have a different theme - all voted on by my IG audience.

Month 1: Freezer meals

Month 2: High Protein & Delicious

Month 3: Easy Weeknight Dinners

Month 4: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast

Every month one of the recipes will be an Indian recipe - as I get asked for this quite a bit! It’s been a massive labor of love putting together all these recipes for you guys and I’m honestly so excited for them to start releasing. During the four months, you may or may not find me on other socials. I plan to not plan to post and will occasionally show up if I’m feeling rested and excited. I’ll miss you all but hopefully the Substack will keep you from missing me as I’m eating up every last snuggle with baby girl.

Below this paywall you’ll find my recipe for Malted Chestnut Angel Food Cake with Roasted Cherries and Basil Whip. If you choose to be a paid subscriber to access, I thank you! Developing recipes (well) takes time and can be quite costly in ingredients. If you upgrade to a paid subscription, you will receive new recipes 2x per month (minimally).