Cook. Place the Victoria sponge in the air fryer and air fry for 20 minutes at 160c/320f, then cover with foil followed by 15 minutes at 150c/300f. Now it is time to bake a cake using this neat little contraption. First, you will need a few ingredients and tools. Plus, we recommend you head over to our air fryer recipescategory as we have more than 500 tried and tested everyday air fryer recipes and have been air frying for 10+ years. Get Some Silicone Cake Pans Cake pan– that fits the air fryer. You don’t have to use the one in a kit, just measure the inside of your air fryer basket and use a round pan smaller than that. I do happen to have a special air fryer cake pan which works really well. It is already the perfect size and has a handle.

Line a 20cm/8in round cake tin (or a cake tin that will fit inside the air fryer) with greaseproof paper. Store in an airtight container for up to five days, without the frosting. It stays lovely and soft for ages! Well, let me show you the difference. I made two cakes and overwhipped one making it much paler than the others, and they looked like this:Allow your cake to cool completely before you add the icing and jam. Otherwise things will get VERY messy!

I have provided a buttercream recipe in the card below if you wanted to fill your cake as I have done, Victoria Sponge style. Ok, truth time. I was a little dubious about baking cake in my air fryer but I am absolutely THRILLED with the results! Eggs– Any large eggs will do. Ingredients have gotten very expensive recently, so go with what you can afford. Again, bring them to room temperature before using. If we are to learn anything from the Victorian era or the 1950’s housewife that made sponge cake during the rationing, it is to make your cake with what you have to hand.

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First, you can simply drape aluminum foil atop the cake once it’s nearly as brown as you like; the foil will slow down any further browning while the center of the cake bakes through. While this option is simple, it’s not my first choice; the convection fan tends to blow foil around, leaving your cake only partially covered or (worse) dipping down into the batter.

Just add in 4tbsp of luke warm water into your cake batter and it can make a HUGE difference. As well as a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Victoria Sponge Cake With Lemon Curd

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This air fryer chocolate lava cake is so good and easy to make! Using simple ingredients, you can make these treats in no time for a yummy dessert! Plus this air fryer lava cake tastes like it came from a fancy restaurant kitchen! And for fun, add a scope or two of vanilla ice cream. Whisk the butter, caster sugar, flour, eggs and milk in a large bowl using an electric whisk or in a stand mixer. Mix on a medium speed for a few minutes until well combined. Heat the air fryer to 160C. We have a rose shaped piping nozzle so used this because it would then create an amazing cream layer. But you can just spoon it on if you prefer.

Ninja Foodi 6 in 1 Dual Zone 2 Basket Air Fryer– Our second air fryer we had in Ireland >> Perfect for cooking two different dishes at once

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Pour the batter into the tin and arrange the apple slices on top in concentric circles. Sprinkle over the brown sugar to finish.