Today I’m sharing 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, a cake with a fantastic texture, ideal for a dinner with friends that you can serve plain or, if you really want to go overboard, accompanied by a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a burst of flavor. You can decide to serve it at room temperature, but it’s fantastic cold! So prepare it in advance, after allowing it to cool at room temperature, transfer the Dark Chocolate Cake to the fridge for 2/3 hours or until serving. You can dust the top with powdered sugar or decorate with chocolate sprinkles.
When deciding to prepare a chocolate dessert, I always recommend using good quality chocolate, as it would compromise the taste of the dessert itself. If we use good dark chocolate, in this case, I used 55% chocolate, we will get a delicious dessert, and we couldn’t say the Dark Chocolate Cake recipe isn’t good if the chocolate is. Are you ready? Let’s see how it’s made!
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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 a 7/8 inch pan (6 servings)
- 3.2 oz 50% dark chocolate
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup mascarpone
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/8 cup milk
- 1/8 cup 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 Small Pot
- 1 Electric Whisk
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Non-stick Pan diameter 7/8 inch
Steps
How to prepare the Dark Chocolate Cake in Air Fryer
Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie by putting some water in a pot, and place a bowl with the broken chocolate inside. Use a bigger bowl so that the water doesn’t touch the bottom; the chocolate should melt with the heat. Stir often
When the chocolate has completely melted, remove the bowl from the pot and set it aside
While the chocolate is cooling, beat the eggs with the sugar until you get a light and fluffy mixture
Add the mascarpone and mix with the whisk
Now add the yogurt and the sifted cornstarch
Also add the melted chocolate
Keep mixing with the whisk until you get a smooth, lump-free mixture
Pour the batter into a previously buttered and floured non-stick pan
Level the surface and preheat the air fryer to 320°F for 2/3 minutes
Place the pan on the air fryer grill and bake the cake with the bake or air fry program at 320°F for 30 minutes. Do the toothpick test at the end of cooking, if not dry, continue for a maximum of 2/3 minutes. Do not remove it immediately but leave it with the door open for 5 minutes to avoid a sudden temperature change
Let it cool completely before removing it from the mold. Use a spatula to help detach the edges. Once cooled to room temperature, place it in the fridge; I prepared it in the morning to serve it in the evening, although 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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Storage of the Dark Chocolate Cake in Air Fryer
The Chocolate Cake can be stored in the fridge 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 for 35 minutes, following the same steps as for the air fryer
