Ricotta cake in an air fryer is soft and easy to make, a dessert perfect for breakfast, a snack, or any time of the day when you want something good. The quick ricotta cake in the air fryer can also be cut in half and filled with jam or chocolate according to your tastes. The cooking time of the ricotta cake in the air fryer 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 air fryer recipes, you’ll surely find other tasty dishes to try. Now let’s see how to make ricotta cake cooked in an air fryer, and if you try it, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for preparing the ricotta cake in air fryer
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- to taste powdered sugar
- to taste butter
- to taste all-purpose flour
Tools
- Air fryer
- Springform pan 8 inches
- Electric mixer
How to prepare the ricotta cake in air fryer
Let’s start preparing the ricotta cake cooked in an air fryer. Pour the eggs and sugar into a bowl and whisk them with the electric mixer. When the eggs are fluffy, add the ricotta and incorporate it into the eggs using the electric mixer, adding also the grated zest of a lemon and the vanilla.
Add the baking powder and sifted flour, and continue working with the electric mixer or mix with a fork.
Butter and flour the pan, pour the mixture and level it, place the pan in the air fryer basket and cook at 300°F for 50 minutes.
After cooking and before removing the pan from the air fryer basket, perform the toothpick test to check the doneness. If necessary, continue cooking for a few more minutes. Once cooked, remove the pan from the basket and let the cake cool before removing it from the mold.
Once the ricotta cake cooked in the air fryer is cold, dust it with powdered sugar and serve.
How to store the ricotta cake cooked in air fryer
The ricotta cake cooked in the air fryer can be stored at room temperature inside a cake container with a lid.
