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Air Fryer Chocolate Cake

Air Fryer Chocolate Cake

4.45 from 9 votes
Author: Fork To Spoon
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
15 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings

Description

Think you can't make a chocolate cake in your air fryer? Think again! This delicious Air Fryer Chocolate Cake is simple to make and comes out perfectly moist every time. You'll love how easy it is to use your air fryer to make dessert!

Ingredients 

Cake Ingredients:

  • 15.25 ounces Devil's Food Cake Mix,
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder, sifted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 can store-bought chocolate frosting
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature and unsalted

Instructions

  • Butter and flour your cake pans or spray with your favorite baking spray and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, eggs, oil, water, and vanilla to your cake. Start the mixer off on low and mix the ingredients for one minute.
  • Then turn the mixer on medium speed and mix for two minutes. Turn the mixer off, scrape the sides of the bowl and turn the mixer back on, and mix a bit more if needed. Then add in the sour cream and incorporate it into your batter with a spatula.
  • Pour in equal amounts of batter into each pan and place the pans into the air fryer and set the temperature to 320 degrees F, air fryer setting and cook for 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Start testing your cake at the earliest time the cake mix stated the cake should be done. Using a cake tester or toothpick, poke a hole in the middle of the cake to test for doneness. If the tester comes out with just a few crumbs, it is done. If the batter is still runny, put the cake back in and check at five-minute increments
  • Once the cake is done, remove the pans from the air fryer and let them cool.
  • As they are cooling, prepare the frosting.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, add in the canned chocolate frosting, the vanilla, the powdered sugar, and the butter.
  • Turn the mixer off and check to see if the frosting is the consistency that you are looking for. If it’s not as thick as you’d like, add more powdered sugar, and then turn the mixer back on and mix together until you get the consistency you are looking for.
  • Once the cake has cooled and the frosting is ready, start frosting your cake.
  • Place the bottom piece of cake on your cake stand and add ¼cup of frosting onto the top of the cake. Frost the top and then add on the top of the cake, add on another ¼ cup of frosting to frost the top. If you are wanting to put a crumb coat on the cake, place the cake into the fridge to let it set up for 30 minutes to an hour.
  • Remove the cake from the fridge, then finish frosting the top and sides of the cake. If you don’t want the crumb coat, continue frosting the cake after you frost the top of the cake.
  • Plate, serve, and enjoy!

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Baking Pans, I used 2 6 inch cake pans
  • Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 436kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 437mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 2gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 368IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 166mgIron: 2mg