Air Fryer Vanilla Cake
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Air Fryer Vanilla Cake
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Bake the BEST Vanilla Cake in your Air Fryer! This simple vanilla cake topped with sprinkles is perfect for sharing and super easy to make.
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Ingredients
For the Cake
- 260 g (2 cups) self raising flour
- 250 g ( 1 ¼ cup) caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 115 g (½ cup) softened unsalted butter or margarine (Stork)
- 120 ml (½ cup) semi skimmed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
For the Glaze
- 2 tbsp fresh blueberries or frozen and thawed berries
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 240 g (2 cups) icing sugar (= powdered sugar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- water as needed
To Decorate
- Sprinkles
Instructions
Make the cake
- Preheat the Air Fryer at 160°C (320°F) for 3 minutes while you prepare the batter. Mist 7 inch square pan with cake release and line the bottom with baking paper.
- Measure the flour and sugar into a mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Stir to combine.
- Add the butter, eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat together using an electric hand mixer or your stand mixer, using a spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed. Mix until the batter is smooth, about a minute.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared cake pan and level. Place a trivet into the air fryer basket, place the cake pan over it and cook for 30 minutes at 160°C (320°F). Lower the temperature to 150°C (300°F) and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Check for doneness - insert a skewer or toothpick in the centre of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done. If the skewer comes out wet or with moist crumbs continue to cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Take the cake out of the air fryer using oven mitts. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. If the cake has domed while baking you might want to level it before frosting.
Make the glaze
- Put blueberries and lemon juice in a bowl and crush the berries with the back of a spoon and strain the juice.
- Mix the juice, icing sugar, vanilla extract and water to make the pink icing. Add the water gradually, only adding as much as you need to create a thick but spreadable glaze.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cake until it drips down the sides. Add the sprinkles before the glaze sets and leave to dry. Slice the cake into squares using a serrated knife and make sure to share!
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Notes
- If your are using plain flour (all purpose flour) add 2 1/2 tsp baking powder in with the flour and sugar.
- Note that air fryers can vary in their cooking and baking temperatures. Check on your cake after 30 minutes and adjust the cooking time if needed.
- Using a trivet: raising the cake pan from the bottom of the air fryer allows for better heat circulation and better rise. You can use any small wire rack to raise your cake pan as long as it doesn't raise the cake pan too close to the heating element.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
242kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
46mg
(15%)
Sodium
59mg
(2%)
Potassium
30mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
31g
(62%)
Vitamin A
224IU
(4%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 242 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 242kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 59mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 30mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 224IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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