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Air fryers are a new kitchen appliance in town. Many of us have bought it to utilize its benefits. Anything that requires frying can be made in an air fryer. It can make anything from fried air fries, chicken wings, pizzas, bacon, donuts, etc. We can make many healthy foods in an air fryer. Many questions also arise when we talk about Air Fryer’s benefits. The most asked question is, “Can air fryers be used for baking?”
Today, we will answer this question along with the basic recipe for a cake baked in an Air Fryer.
Can Air Fryer be used for baking?
The simple answer is Yes. It can be used to bake your cake, cookies, bread, pizza, and all the items that need baking. It saves your time by reducing the pre-heat and baking time. It doesn’t require pre-heat and works fast compared to an oven.
The only drawback of using an Air Fryer for baking is that you are bound with the size and quantity. In the oven, we have two or more racks that allow us to bake many batches. Whereas, in the air fryer, we have limited space, so only 1 cake or only 1 batch of cookies can be baked at a time. Otherwise, if you want to use it for small batches and fewer people, then it’s an ideal condition to utilize your Air Fryer.
How can we use Air Fryer for baking?
An air fryer is faster than an oven, so you do not need to pre-heat it for too long. Just pre-heat it for 1 or 2 minutes before putting the batter inside. Set the timer to 20 minutes. It works faster, so do not exceed time without checking the cake’s condition in between the baking.
Once you understand its temperature and timing, you can adjust it according to your cake pan size.
Interesting Fact About an Air Fryer
The interesting fact about an air fryer is that it doesn’t fry your food. Instead, it uses coils and air to create hotness inside the air fryer, which acts as a healing agent to cook the food.
It doesn’t require fire and oil to air-fried the food. It only uses air to cook the food.
Recipe for Baking in an Air Fryer
Let’s have the recipe used for baking the cake in an air fryer. We were in love with the results as it was the same as the regular baking from an oven. The cake was soft and
light brown.
Baking Cake in an Air Fryer
Firstly you have to ready the cake batter. You can either use the ready-made cake mix or make it at home as well. You have to read its instructions for a ready-made cake mix to prepare its batter. For the homemade batter, you can try our recipe.
Step 1: Prepare the Cake Batter
Ingredients:
● 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
● 1 cup icing sugar
● ½ cup butter or oil
● 2 eggs
● 2 tsp vanilla extract or any extra t of your choice like lemon, mango, etc.
● 1 tsp baking powder
● ½ cup milk
Method:
Take a bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs one by one and the vanilla extract. Please give it a good mix. Now add flour and baking powder, and mix well all the ingredients. At last, add milk and make batter lumps free.
Step 2: Turn on the Air Fryer
Turn on the Air Fryer at 350F or 175C for 2 minutes before putting the battery inside the Air Fryer. Set the timer for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Grease the pan
There are different ways to grease the baking pan. You can use the one that suits you the best. Use any of the following techniques:
● Use butter
● Use oil
● Use butter paper
● Use oil + flour dust
● Use butter paper + oil
● Use butter paper + oil + Flour dust
You can also use non-stick baking paper mats in the air fryer or baking.
Step 4: Baking Time
Once the batter is ready, and the baking pan is greased. Pour the cake batter into the greased baking pan and keep it inside the pre-heated Air Fryer. The air fryer needs only a minute or two minutes to pre-heat faster than an oven.
Step 5: Checking Time
After 15 minutes of baking in an Air Fryer, open it. Carefully check the battery by using the toothpick technique. And after checking it leave it for more few minutes according to its need.
Step 6: Take out your Baked Cake
Once it is ready, open the Air Fryer carefully as it is too hot. Take out the cake from the Air Fryer using baking gloves. Let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 7: Decorate your Cake
After cooling the cake, you are ready to put frosting, chocolate, cream, icing, or whatever you want to use for decoration. Cake cooling is vital before decoration because the hot cake would melt the frosting or other decorating items.
Last Verdict:
If you have an Air Fryer in your home, using it for baking would be a good idea. It will save your time and money if not have an oven separately. It is suitable for small batches of baking. If you want to bake for professional purposes, this would be a faster option but with small sizes and small batches. For professional use, go for big ovens, and for home use, air fryers are the best alternatives. Here are 11 best air fryers under $100 if you are planning to buy one.
