Air Fryer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Air Fryer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting gets crispy on the outside and stays wonderfully moist on the inside. With so much rich chocolate flavor, this air fryer dessert is impossible to resist.
Equipment
- 6 to 7-inch pan
Materials
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup boiling water
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Whisk together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add egg, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla and use a hand-held mixer to beat together for 1 minute.
- Stir in boiling water. Once mixed in, stir in mini chocoloate chips.
- If you want a thicker cake, use a tall pan.Spray the cake pan really well with baking spray with flour.
- For thicker cake, fill pan about halfway up the sides with batter. Air fry at 360 degrees for 10 minutes and then at 320 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.For thinner cake, fill pan about 2/3 full and air fry at 360 for 10 minutes. Cake will most likely be done at this point but if not, continue to air fry at 320 degrees for a few minutes.
- Let cool in pan for 5 minutes and then remove from pans. Make a second cake or use excess batter to make cupcakes.
- To make frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and cocoa powder until no lumps remain. Beat into cream cheese mixture in 2 additions along with the tablespoon of milk.If too thick, you can add a little more milk.
- Spread frosting on cake once cool. Add sprinkles.
Notes
You will have plenty of cake batter for 3 thin cakes or 2 thicker cakes.
Both pans that I used are from this air fryer accessory kit.
Cake should be stored in the refrigerator since the frosting contains cream cheese.
Tried this recipe?Leave a 5 star review!