Whether it's a birthday celebration or just a sweet craving, this moist chocolate sponge cake will be your go-to dessert in the air fryer.
For this recipe you'll need a Sunbeam Multi Zone Air Fryer Oven, and you can use one of your air fryer baskets as your loaf tin. Just remove the air flow rack, line with a little baking parchment paper and ensure this stays within the tin. When baking a cake of this size it is recommended that the whole air fryer capacity is used and not the dual capacity, this ensures a good air flow is achieved, essential when baking cakes of this size.
Ingredients:
- 250g softened butter
- 250g caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 200g self raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 50g cocoa powder
- Pinch salt
- 100g ground almonds
- 100ml milk
- 75g dark chocolate chips
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
- 150g dark chocolate
- 75g butter
- 50g sieved icing sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
Let's make it:
Step 1:
Beat the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition.
Step 2:
Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together. Add these to the bowl along with the salt, ground almonds and milk.
Step 3:
Mix gently until fully combined, then stir through the chocolate chips.
Step 4:
Spoon the mixture into your prepared tin and level off the surface.
Step 5:
Remove the middle partition from your air fryer. Slide the large roasting tray into the bottom of the air fryer.
Step 6:
Select bake 200°C and allow the air fryer and tray to pre-heat for a couple of minutes. Add the cake and adjust the temperature and time to bake, 150°C, 70 minutes.
Step 7:
Your cake is cooked once a skewer is inserted into the centre and comes out clean. Remove the cake from the air fryer and allow to cool slightly before turning out to fully cool onto a wire rack.
Step 8:
Whilst the cake is cooling, prepare your frosting. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a microwave, or over a pan of simmering water. Whisk in the icing sugar and cocoa and allow to firm up before using.
Step 9:
Once cold, top with the chocolate frosting before cutting into slices and serving.
