The most elegant yet simple dessert which has ground its roots for hundreds of years is none other than a Sponge cake. The recipe slightly differs from one family to another yet the liking of this dessert remains intact.
Although there are many ways you can bake a sponge cake such as ovens, traditional pots, cookers etc nowadays due to easiness Air fryers comes handy in many ways.
This air fryer sponge cake recipe is the most easiest and delicious you might have ever tasted.
EQUIPMENT
- Air Fryer
- Cake pan – 6-inch round
- Electric mixer
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula
- Baking paper
- Cooling rack
Air Fryer Sponge Cake Recipe
Course: DessertCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Medium8
servings30
minutes30
minutes212
kcalIf you’re looking for a quick and easy recipe that you can prepare in your air fryer, then this sponge cake recipe is perfect for you. It’s easy to make, and it tastes great!
Ingredients
3.7 oz Butter
0.55 cups Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Milk
¼ teaspoon Vanilla extract
0.84 cups Self-raising flour OR
If using all-purpose flour, add a teaspoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon Baking powder
Directions
- Using a weighing scale, perfectly measure out the ingredients.
- Lightly grease the cake mould with butter and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Preheat at a temperature of 150C.
- Add butter and sugar In the mixing bowl, mix with the electric mixer till it’s light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and milk then mix with the electric hand mixer.
- Add the flour and baking powder and mix till smooth and creamy ribbon texture.
- Pour the cake batter into the cake mould.
- Put the cake mould in the preheated air fryer and bake at a temperature of 150C / 302F for 30 minutes.
- Insert a skewer in the middle of cake and if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
- Bring it out of the air fryer.
- If the skewer is wet, bake for 2-3 minutes and again test with skewer.
- Demould the cake on a cooling rack and leave it to completely cool.
- Cut and serve or decorate with buttercream icing or chocolate frosting or as you may wish.
Notes
- Butter and eggs should come at room temperature before using in recipe.
- Cream the butter and sugar slowly till it’s pale in colour and fluffy.
- Preheat the air fryer as directed for even baking of the cake.
- Bake at a proper temperature so the cake cooks evenly and comes out fluffy and soft.
- At higher temperature makes the outside of the cake brown too quickly.
- Air fryer baking and cooking time vary with each brand so you might need to adjust the time.
- Don’t overfill the cake pan as the cake rises the batter will over flow the mould.
- Fill the cake batter till half of the mould.
- Let the cake completely cool before (if) adding frosting.
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