Today I share with you a perfect dessert for chocolate lovers: the Dark Chocolate Cake, cooked in an Air Fryer, simple to prepare and always impressive.
The Dark Chocolate Cake contains no flour and the butter is replaced with mascarpone, making the cake soft and literally melt in your mouth, thus a cake with an outstanding texture, ideal for a dinner with friends which you can serve plain or, if you want to really go all out, accompanied by a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a flavor explosion. You can decide to serve it at room temperature, but cold, it’s fantastic! So prepare it in advance, after allowing it to cool at room temperature, transfer the Dark Chocolate Cake to the refrigerator for 2-3 hours or until serving time. You can dust the surface with powdered sugar or decorate it with chocolate sprinkles and chips.
When deciding to prepare a chocolate dessert, I always recommend using good quality chocolate because it would compromise the taste of the dessert itself. If we use good quality dark chocolate, in this case, I used 55% chocolate, we will get a delicious dessert and we cannot say the recipe for the Dark Chocolate Cake is not good if the chocolate is. Are you ready? Let’s see how to prepare it!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Air Frying, Oven, Bain-Marie
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
Ingredients for an 18/20 cm pan (6 servings)
- 3.2 oz 50% dark chocolate
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup mascarpone
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 2.4 tbsp milk
- 2.5 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 eggs (medium)
- chocolate sprinkles (or powdered sugar)
Tools
What you need to prepare the Dark Chocolate Cake in Air Fryer
- 1 Air Fryer
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Saucepan
- 1 Electric Mixer
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Non-stick Pan diameter 18/20 cm
Steps
How to prepare the Dark Chocolate Cake in Air Fryer
Melt the chocolate using a bain-marie method, placing a little water in a saucepan, insert a bowl with chopped chocolate inside. Use a larger bowl, so the water does not touch the bottom, the chocolate should melt with the heat. Stir often
When the chocolate is completely melted, remove the bowl from the saucepan and set it aside
While the chocolate cools, whisk the eggs with the sugar until you get a light and foamy mixture
Add the mascarpone and blend with the mixer
Now add the yogurt and sifted cornstarch
Also add the melted chocolate
Continue mixing with the mixer until you get a smooth and lump-free batter
Pour the obtained batter into a previously greased and floured non-stick pan
Level the surface and preheat the air fryer at 320°F (160°C) for 2-3 minutes
Place the pan on the air fryer rack and bake the cake using the bake or air fry program at 320°F (160°C) for 30 minutes. Conduct a toothpick test at the end of baking; if it’s not dry, continue for a maximum of 2-3 more minutes. Do not immediately remove it but leave it with the door open for 5 minutes to avoid a sudden temperature change
Allow it to cool completely before removing it from the pan. Assist yourself by loosening the edges with a spatula. Once cooled at room temperature, place it in the refrigerator; I prepared it in the morning to serve in the evening, but 2-3 hours are sufficient
Decorate as desired with powdered sugar or with white and dark chocolate sprinkles and enjoy your Dark Chocolate Cake
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Preserving the Dark Chocolate Cake in Air Fryer
The Chocolate Cake can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days well covered with plastic wrap
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can I bake the Dark Chocolate Cake in the Oven?
Yes, you can bake the Dark Chocolate Cake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 35 minutes, following the same steps for air fryer cooking
