Light cake in air fryer with chocolate chips, gluten-free
This light cake with chocolate chips is very soft, made with only 5 ingredients in a few minutes.
It’s ideal for a healthy homemade breakfast or snack, it’s a light, gluten-free dessert.
How to prepare desserts in the air fryer? It’s very easy (read in the FAQs at the end of the article).
Even with an air fryer, you can achieve soft, moist desserts and perfectly cooked even at the bottom, quickly and with economical energy savings, compared to a traditional oven.
Please note that the temperature and cooking times are generally indicative, as it depends a lot on your type of air fryer, however, the recipes on my Blog are all previously and strictly tested by me (so more than reliable).
Anyway, I still advise you to check the cooking from time to time, to better adjust the time and temperature to your air fryer.
If you are looking for other recipes (sweet or savory) with an air fryer, click on my Special: “Recipes with air fryer“, they are all tested recipes by me, fail-proof.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 10 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for the Light Cake in Air Fryer
- 7 oz fresh cream cheese (I used Philadelphia, at room temperature)
- 1 egg (whole)
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2.5 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- 1 pinch fine salt
- to taste Nutella® (optional)
- to taste butter (also coconut or release spray to grease the mold)
Tools
- Bowls various sizes
- Mixer Braun MultiQuick7 1000W power
- Air fryer Cosori, large capacity (5.7l) even cooking
- Air fryer paper perforated
- Air fryer pan square 18/22 cm
Steps for the Light Cake in Air Fryer
Take a bowl and with an electric mixer (or hand whisk) beat the egg with sugar, salt, and vanilla extract. Then add the Philadelphia, incorporate well, add the cornstarch, and finally incorporate the chocolate chips.
Meanwhile, preheat the fryer for 15 minutes at 392°F.
Butter the special mold for cakes about 7-8 inches in diameter (also with coconut butter or release spray) and place a sheet of perforated parchment paper for air fryer on top (for easier removal of the cake).
Pour the batter into the mold and finally place it in the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 284°F for 20 minutes.Once cooked, leave the cake in the basket of the turned-off fryer for about 10 minutes.
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can easily prepare this cake in a regular oven, in static mode at 356°F for about 30 minutes
Once the cake has cooled well, remove it from the mold and serve it in slices.
This simple cake, stays soft for about 2-3 days, wrapped in aluminum foil, and you can also freeze it cooked and sliced.
If you don’t have dietary restrictions, you can also fill it with Nutella.
Shopping Tips!!!
Personally, I am very satisfied with the Cosori Air Fryer, with generous 5.7-liter basket, 13 functions, and optimal hot air circulation that makes foods: crispy outside and soft inside
A healthier way of cooking, because it separates and captures excess fat (healthy and tasty dishes with up to 97% less fat). Halve the cooking times compared to a classic oven, with significant economic and time savings. Finally, the individual components are all easily removable and dishwasher-safe. Highly recommended!
To prepare this cake, I used the convenient perforated parchment paper for air fryer, non-stick easy to clean, it can also be used in a conventional oven.
I often also use these very useful baking pans of Parchment Paper for Air Fryer, disposable, without holes, they don’t dirty the fryer, but the hot air still circulates because they are very thin. Also, they are oil-resistant, water-resistant, non-stick, don’t burn, and are also oven-safe.
Square pan for air fryer, from 18/22 cm diameter, also ideal for cakes.
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You can purchase all the items I recommend above, on Amazon, at a great price, just click directly on the respective links.
You can purchase all the items I recommend above, on Amazon, at a great price, just click directly on the respective links.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How to prepare desserts in the air fryer?
It’s very easy! Let me reveal the secrets for achieving perfect desserts in an air fryer, well-cooked and soft:
1) preheat the fryer to 392°F for 15 minutes;
2) cook the desserts slowly at a temperature around 284°F-320°F (to cook them well inside) for about 30 minutes;
3) Use the appropriate small containers: about 8 inches in diameter, if your basket is at least 9 inches. Otherwise, if you have a smaller basket, use a 7-inch mold, to favor air circulation.
Of course, temperature and cooking times also depend a lot on your type of air fryer.
