RICOTTA AND ORANGE CAKE AIR FRYER

Ricotta and orange cake in air fryer is soft and perfect for any time of the day, it stays soft for a few days, just store it inside a cake tin at room temperature. The orange cake cooked in the air fryer is perfect for breakfast or as a dessert, and if you want, you can also cut it in half and fill it with some orange custard or with chocolate if you like the combination of the two flavors. Alternatively, to the 8-inch cake pan, you can use a bundt pan to obtain a soft and tasty ricotta and orange bundt cake. The cooking time of the orange cake may vary depending on the type of air fryer you use; this is the AIR fryer I use. I recommend checking out 50 RECIPES FOR THE AIR FRYER and all the recipes with the air fryer, you will surely find other tasty dishes to try. Now let’s see how to make the ricotta and orange cake and if you try it, let me know. Barbara

I also recommend trying these dessert recipes in the air fryer:

Ricotta and orange cake in air fryer
  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Portions: 8
  • Cooking methods: Air frying
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Autumn, Winter

Ingredients

  • 1 orange
  • 3 eggs
  • 4.6 oz sugar
  • 8.8 oz ricotta
  • 8.8 oz all-purpose flour
  • 0.28 oz baking powder
  • to taste powdered sugar
  • to taste butter
  • to taste all-purpose flour

Tools

  • Air Fryer
  • Electric Whisk
  • Springform Pan 8 inches

How to prepare the Ricotta and Orange Cake in Air Fryer

  • We start preparing the Ricotta and Orange Cake, pour the eggs into the bowl,

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  • the sugar

  • and mix with an electric whisk until you get a light and fluffy mixture.

  • Then add the ricotta

  • and the grated zest of an orange, incorporate with the electric whisk,

  • then add the sifted baking powder,

  • and the flour, always sifted,

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  • squeeze the orange juice,

  • and incorporate it into the dough.

  • Butter a cake tin and flour it, pour the mixture and level it,

  • cook in the air fryer at 300°F for 50 minutes; before removing it from the oven, do the toothpick test because the time may vary based on the type of air fryer and its wattage, the bottom will be lighter but should be cooked. If you like, you can remove it from the mold and let it cook in the air fryer basket without the mold for another ten minutes so that even the bottom can become golden.

  • When cooked, let it cool and then add some powdered sugar.

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  • Alternatively, you can bake it in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 60 minutes.

How to store the Ricotta and Orange Cake cooked in an air fryer

Store it for 3/4 days at room temperature inside a cake tin

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