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easy air fryer cake recipe

Easy Air Fryer Cake Recipe

Mary
Making an Air Fryer Cake is easier than you think. It comes out moist and delicious and will be your favorite way to bake a cake.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Additional Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Air Fryer
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 389 kcal

Equipment

  • Hamilton Beach Professional 5-Speed Electric Hand Mixer with High-Performance DC Motor, Slow Start, Snap-On Storage Case, Stainless Steel Beaters & Whisk, Mint (62658)
  • Mixing Bowls with Lid Set, 35PCS Kitchen Utensils Stainless Steel Nesting Bowls, Measuring Cups and Spoons, 12 Reusable Silicone Stretch Lids Non-slip Mat Egg Whisk for Baking Prepping Cooking Serving
  • Hiware 2-Pack Cooling Racks for Baking - 10" x 15" - Stainless Steel Wire Cookie Rack Fits Jelly Roll Sheet Pan, Oven Safe for Cooking, Roasting, Grilling
  • Mixing Bowls with Airtight Lids, 6 Piece Stainless Steel Metal Bowls by Umite Chef, Measurement Marks & Colorful Non-Slip Bottoms Size 7, 3.5, 2.5, 2.0,1.5, 1QT, Great for Mixing & Serving
  • Air Fryer Perforated Parchment Paper, Set of 100, 8 inch Air Fryer Liner/Bamboo Steamer Paper/Perforated Parchment Paper for Air Fryer, Steaming Basket and More (6/7/9/10 Inch Available)
  • Springform Pan Set of 3 Nonstick 6" 8" 10" Cake Pans,Leakproof Round Cake Pan Set with 3 Springform Pans,Bakeware Cheesecake Pan,Springform Cake Pans with Removable Bottom and 60pcs Parchment Paper
  • Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll, 60 Square Feet
  • Ninja FD401 Foodi 12-in-1 Deluxe XL 8 qt. Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer that Steams, Slow Cooks, Sears, Sautés, Dehydrates & More, with 5 qt. Crisper Basket, Deluxe Reversible Rack & Recipe Book, Silver
  • Esjay Accessories for Ninja Foodi 6.5, 8Qt, Cake Baking Pan for Instant Pot 6, 8Qt

Ingredients
  

  • Favorite boxed cake mix I made the Strawberry Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Eggs room temperature
  • Oil
  • Water
  • Frosting
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/8 cup of milk

Homemade Cake Ingredients

  • 3 cups Cake Flour or All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Butter room temperature
  • 3 large Eggs room temperature
  • 2 large Egg yolks room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Buttermilk

Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting for Strawberry Banana Cake

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 5 Tablespoons room temperature unsalted butter
  • 2 3/4 Cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons clear vanilla extract the clear vanilla will make your cream cheese frosting look whiter.

Instructions
 

  • First thing is to place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of the pan. I found this to be the easiest way to get the cake out.
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  • Next, spray your pan with high heat oil spray of your choice. You can also use a coconut oil spray if you prefer. Some people like to use a preheated air fryer. I have never preheated mine for anything and the food still comes out perfect each time. In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients until well combined.
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  • Mix your wet ingredients in a small bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the mixing bowl with dry ingredients and mix well.
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  • Pour your cake batter into the pan a little under half full and place in the air fryer basket.
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  • Set the temperature to 300 degrees F and the cooking time for 35 minutes. Since every air fryer is different, be sure to start checking the cake by placing a toothpick in the center of the cake to check if it's done. Once the cook time is up, remove the pan from the air fryer and place it on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Brush the top of the cake with the milk lightly using a pastry brush.
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  • After 10 minutes, remove from pan and place the whole cake directly on rack to let the cake cool.
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  • Repeat again for the second layer. The total time will be a little over an hour, but once again, you aren't heating up the kitchen or RV in our case as you do with a traditional oven.
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  • When the second layer is done cooling, you can use your favorite frosting to put together and frost.
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  • The good news is that you can also just dust with powdered sugar if you prefer.
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  • Top with a scoop of ice cream and some whipped topping and you are good to go.
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Notes

Cake Variations

With a simple switch of cake mix, you can make an Air Fryer Chocolate Cake covered with chocolate frosting for when you have that chocolate craving.
But, you can use any box cake mix that you might have in your pantry. A box mix can be used for so many different recipes and is just one of our pantry staples.
Next time, I'm going to add some chocolate chips to a vanilla cake for a change and some cocoa powder.

How to Store Leftover Cake the Easy Way

If there are any leftovers, you will want to store the unfrosted cake in an airtight container or cover it with plastic wrap.
I would eat it within 3 days though. In our house, it doesn't last more than a day and a half.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 389kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 664mgFiber: 1gSugar: 42g
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