Air Fryer 4 Ingredient Apple Cake - Fork To Spoon (2024)

FAQs

How long does it take to bake a cake in an air fryer? ›

Place the pan into your airfryer 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.

Lower the temperature by 25°F and bake for 20 to 25 percent less time than the temperature and time called for in a regular baking recipe. Preheat the air fryer for any baked goods that rely heavily on a chemical or yeast leavener (baking soda, baking powder, yeast, etc.)

Why Did My Apple Cake Fall Apart? There are two main reasons why an apple cake would fall apart: (1) it was simply too warm when you were trying to cut and serve it or (2) you used too many/the wrong kind of apple.

Cake Baking and Temperature Time

Typically, a cake is baked at a temperature of 180-190 degrees Celsius for 25-30 minutes. However, the temperature and time may vary depending on the recipe and the size of the cake. It's crucial to follow the recipe instructions carefully to achieve the best results.

Not all air fryers are created equally! I found that with my model, 320°F was the perfect temperature to bake an air fryer cake. Keep an eye on your cake in air fryer as it bakes — at around the 15-minute mark, check to see if it's browning too quickly. If it is, cover it with a bit of foil.

A good rule of thumb? Use a temperature about 25 degrees F lower than what you may might be accustomed to with a conventional oven: Baking in the air fryer is typically about 325 instead of 350 degrees F, roasting will be about 400 instead of 425 degrees, and so on.

Is Air Fryer Good For Baking Cake? If you thought air fryer is solely used for frying food without oil, then you absolutely mistaken. An air fryer can do much more, including baking a cake. It's surprisingly not too different from baking a cake in your regular oven.

An air fryer rapidly circulates heated air throughout the cooking cavity, helping to remove surface moisture from food and create a crispy exterior. Conventional, non-convection ovens use heating elements on the top and bottom of the cooking cavity, leaving the air fairly static.

It turns out that what I thought was a gimmick is actually one of the appliance's greatest strengths: Essentially a small convection oven, the air fryer is a great tool for baking, especially small-batch baking, and cooking when it's too hot to turn on the conventional oven.

Do you use a baking tray in an air fryer? ›

You can use any ovenproof dish or mold in the Philips Airfryer, whether it is made of glass, ceramic, metal, or silicone. You can also use silicone or paper cupcake cups or molds to bake cupcakes, muffins, or small gratins.

Problem: My cake is very dense.

This could be because the cake mixture didn't have enough air beaten into it or perhaps eggs were added too quickly and curdled. Another reason could be that there wasn't enough raising agent.

Now you know… you absolutely can bake a cake in the air fryer! It's almost the same process as baking with a full-size oven, but with the added benefit of a quicker preheating time — typically around 3 minutes. Once preheated, the cake requires only about 30 minutes of baking time.

Using ovensafe vessels that fit into the basket—such as a bowl, souffle dish, or nonstick cake pan—to hold liquid-y items was a revelation. The most versatile of all the containers was the 6-inch cake pan. It's small enough to fit in drawer-style air fryers, which we found performed best in our air fryer testing.

To convert an oven-cooked recipe to an air-fryer one, Mason's general rule of thumb is to reduce the suggested temperature by 25°F and then cut the cook time by about 20%.

Air fryers cook faster than big ovens

Because of the smaller cooking chamber and superconvection (intense fan blowing heat into food), air fryers generally cook foods much faster than your traditional gas or electric stove. Often in about half the time it takes to make a similar recipe in a full oven.