Air-Fried Mocha Cake , topped with Chocolate Chips 'A quick cake, not a pudding, with a scrumptious texture' Taster 27/9/18 |
I know, I know, air fryers are for low-fat but ultra-crispy chicken wings and ribs and wedges and chips and other so-called 'dirty' foods.
But if you have an air fryer, baking cakes & cookies in them is surprisingly successful.
Cakes cooked in an air-fryer are easy and quick, and best of all for the calorie-conscious, there are few - if any - leftovers for illicit snacking.
Air-fried cakes produce a gently crisp outer shell and a tender buttery crumb. No dampness; a cake, therefore, not a pudding!
Cooking it in the air fryer's 6inch/15cm pan, provided more than enough for two decent portions. Because it's so small, the cake is low in fat/carbs, sugar - low in anything really that's not healthy.
It's as easy as a mug cake to make and perfect for singles or small households. Mary Berry's dump-it-all-in-and-mix method is a doddle. And you can ignore the 'big' oven.
Air-fried cakes take 15 mins to cook compared to 5 in the microwave but is worth it for the wonderful texture.
Cost: £1.75'ish (2024)
Serves: 1-2
Ingred (in this order):
Ingred (in this order):
4 tbsp plain white flour
Garnish: 1-2 tbsp dark chocolate chips (optional but wonderful)
Method:
1 tbsp wholemeal flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1.5-2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp instant coffee
1 room temperature egg
1 tbsp plant/dairy cream
30 gm/1generous ounce very soft butter/vegan margarine
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking powder
1.5-2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp instant coffee
1 room temperature egg
1 tbsp plant/dairy cream
30 gm/1generous ounce very soft butter/vegan margarine
1/2 tsp vanilla
30 gm/1 generous ounce good chocolate, melted and cooled
Garnish: 1-2 tbsp dark chocolate chips (optional but wonderful)
Method:
- Lightly butter a 6inch/15cm pan; cut out a circle of greaseproof paper to fit the pan and place, ink side down, in the base
- Melt chocolate; cool slightly; set aside
- In the order indicated, add all ingredients except chocolate chips in a good sized bowl; beat with electric beaters until amalgamated
- Pour into prepared tin, levelling the batter with a spoon or spatula
- Scatter over chocolate chips, if using
- Set air fryer to 155c/311f
- Bake 15-18 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean
Tips:
- double the recipe and double the time for a deeper celebration cake for Valentines' or birthdays; thickly ice with less-butter fluffy buttercream
- No air fryer? Bake in a 180C/350F oven 20-25 mins or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean
- The book and article* which inspired the mocha mini-cake contains many other variations
- Instructions for microwave cooking are available in the source material below
- Replace chocolate chips with chopped walnuts or flaked almonds
*Daily Telegraph 2015, mug cake cookbook by Lene Knudsen and Sandra Mahut
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This recipe has been developed by B Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.
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