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Vanilla Cake in Air fryer

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Make a vanilla cake in an air fryer today! This perfect air fryer cake recipe is soft, moist, light, and fluffy - a delicious cake for birthdays or afternoon tea.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British
Servings 5
Calories 152 kcal

Equipment

  • Air fryer
  • Cake pan or air fryer cake tins
  • Mixing bowl
  • Baking paper or cake pan liner to line the cake pan for easy removal of the cake from the pan.
  • Spatula this is to scrape every bit of the batter into the cake pan.
  • Electric mixer hand mixer or stand mixer.
  • Cake tester this could be a toothpick, skewers, or an actual cake tester to check for doneness.

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g self-raising flour
  • 200 g butter extra for coating the cake tins
  • 160 g caster sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons milk full fat or semi-skimmed
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the ingredients
    Butter the cake pan (3 x 7-inch round pan) and line it with parchment paper to prepare the pan. Next, put aside.
    Using a hand or stand mixer, start creaming the sugar and butter until light and fluffy for about 3 to 5 minutes.
  • When the butter and sugar are well combined, add the eggs and milk and then mix with the hand mixer.
  • Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 160C/320F.
  • Add the flour and baking powder if using.
    Use a wooden spoon or spatula fold the flour into the mixture until well combined. Lastly, add the milk and mix till smooth.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake pan and place it in the air fryer. Bake in the preheated air fryer between 25 to 35 minutes at a temperature of 150C or until the skewers/cake tester comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to cool (2 to 5 minutes).
  • Transfer the cake from the tin and place it on a cooling rack.

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.4mg
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