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When is baking a cake not baking a cake?
(I know…this sounds like one of Sam’s homemade jokes—but it’s not!)
The answer: When you use a Philips Airfryer to make a cake—because you don’t need an oven.
I recently made not-fried, fried chicken and then I shared with you how I made not-fried, fried potatoes (healthy frying with almost no oil). So I had to follow it up with an air-baked chocolate cake.
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I didn’t know how to make a chocolate cake in an Airfryer, but it came out moist and delicious!
The recipe I used to prepare this mound of chocolate delight is quite similar to a cake recipe that’s cooked in an oven, but the air bake temperature is a lot lower.
And I liked that there is no need to heat up the entire kitchen with a hot oven.
When it was finished air baking, my cake slid right out of the non-stick baking pan. So gratifying. If you’ve ever had part of your cake layer stick in a regular pan, you know what I mean.
Philips Airfryer has several accessories for purchase including a fry grill pan, baking pan, double layer rack and variety basket. And they’re all dishwasher safe—yippee!
A recipe booklet with 25 recipes comes with the Philips Airfryer plus they have a free app that can be downloaded with over 200 additional recipes.
Healthy, homemade meals in minutes are appreciated any time but with the busy holiday season just ahead, I know my Philips Airfryer is going to get a workout.
For now, I’ve got my eye on a banana cake recipe I want to try. And after that, it’s going to be an eggless cake.
Yes, Marie, let them eat cake!
Retailing at about $249.99, find Philips Airfryer at major retailers including Hudson’s Bay, Williams Sonoma, Canadian Tire, Amazon.ca, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Costco.ca, Home Hardware, Linen Chest, London Drugs, Home Outfitters, Cayne’s, The Shopping Channel, Personal Edge.
Or maybe find one under the Christmas tree?
Air Fryer Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 stick butter room temperature
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat Airfryer to 320 degrees
- Mix ingredients on low
- Pour into oven attachment
- Place in Airfryer basket and slide into Airfryer
- Set timer to 25 minutes
- Once timer rings, insert use toothpick to see if cake is done. If it does not spring back when touched, cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Cool cake on a wire rack
- Ice with your favorite chocolate frosting
Nutrition
Easy Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 cups icing powdered sugar
- 1 stick butter room temperature
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in mixer on low speed until well blended.
I’m so glad I tried this recipe – it’s easy and delicious! I love the rich chocolate flavor.
my kid loves this recipe. – (because of chocolates)
My air fryer doesn’t have a cake pan, so I used parchment paper…it worked but wasn’t as high as yours…but still good!!!
Will bee nice this summer to ‘bake’ a cake when it’s hot outside.
Hi there, thanks for sharing this recipe. Can I confirm The measurements you posted is based of which metric?
Hey, there – I’m in Michigan, so this is based on US measurement system. Enjoy 🙂
hi there, do you think I could bake this with my instant pot air fryer lid, and use the trivet and non stick cake pan for the instant pot? or do i have to use the air fryer bowl thing it came with? I have not baked in it yet and wanted to try this recipe 🙂 thank you!
I have only made it in the air fryer attachment, so I can’t say for sure how it would turn out using something else!
First of all, love the name of your website! And the recipe for this chocolate cake was fantastic! Thanks for sharing this recipe! We’ve had our air fryer for about 3 months and use it quite a bit!
What is the cake size ? 7 x 7, 8 x 8 ? I have a Go Wise air fryer and a generic cake pan for it. A little confused to what size your “oven attachment ” is, thank you for your
information. Deb
Hi, Debra – we don’t have this air fryer anymore but I believe it was 7×7 for this pan.