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Air Fryer Apple Cake (Easy Applesauce Cake)
Easy and delicious Air Fryer Apple Cake. This applesauce cake is super easy and quick to prepare and full of the flavors and scents of fall. A deliciously moist and fluffy cake topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
371 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the cake
- ¾ cup applesauce unsweetened, 200g
- ⅓ cup sunflower oil 80 ml
- 2 egg large
- 2 cups flour all purpose / plain, 250 grams
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar 250g
- ½ cup ground almonds 50g
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp cloves ground
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese or full-fat mascarpone, full-fat, 225g
- ½ cup powdered sugar icing sugar, 60g
- ⅓ cup cream heavy / double, 80ml
- 1 tbsp caramel sauce from a jar (optional, salted
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon , to dust
Instructions
- Mist an 8-inch square cake pan with cake release and line with baking paper. Let the edges of the paper overhang but make sure to clip them down (otherwise the air circulating in your air fryer will push them into the batter).
- Add the oil, applesauce and eggs in a measuring jug and stir well to combine.
- Place the flour, sugar, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices in a mixing bowl and stir well to combine.
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl and stir to combine, until there's no dry streaks of flour. You don't want to mix too vigorously, just enough for the batter to form.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared cake pan and tap on countertop to release any air bubbles.
- Preheat your air fryer to 320°F (160°C) for two minutes. Place the pan in the air fryer basket and bake for 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Take the basket out of the air fryer but leave the cake in the basket for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool before frosting.
- Place the cream cheese, cream, powdered sugar, vanilla and caramel in a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until the frosting is thick enough to spread.
- Smooth the frosting over the cooled cake and swirl using a palette knife or cake scraper. Dust the cake with ground cinnamon and enjoy!
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Notes
- You can use a round or square cake pan – just check first to make sure it fits into your air fryer basket!
- Variations: you can fold roughly chopped nuts, such as chopped pecans or walnuts into the batter or add dried fruit like raisins.
- This apple cake stays lovely and moist for days, with the flavors intensifying as it matures. Store in the fridge if you are adding the cream cheese frosting.
- Simply dust the cake with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar if you prefer to skip the frosting.
- To oven bake, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the cake is well risen and a tester comes out clean.
Nutrition Information
Calories
371kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
267mg
(11%)
Potassium
141mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
396IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 371
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 371kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 267mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 396IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.