If you want a simple, cloud-like soft cake, this yogurt ring cake with caramel chocolate chips is the perfect choice. Soft, fragrant and enriched with caramel chocolate chips with a delicious salted caramel topping. It’s ideal for breakfast, a snack or as a last-minute dessert and the preparation is very easy if you use air fryer baking, but if you prefer you can also use a conventional oven.

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– For this ring cake choose an 8-inch diameter ring pan: one that fits in your air fryer basket.
– Prefer materials that conduct heat well: aluminum is perfect, or nonstick pans.
– Make sure there is space for air to circulate around the pan; avoid pans that are too tall or that touch the walls of the air fryer basket.

Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup (about 6.5 oz) plain natural yogurt
1/4 cup (4 tbsp) sunflower oil
2 eggs (medium)
1 3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda (the trick)
1 pinch fine salt
1 packet vanillin powder (or vanilla extract)
1/3 cup (about 1.8 oz) caramel chocolate chips
as needed salted butter caramel topping

Steps

1 – In a large bowl beat the eggs with the sugar, add the yogurt, the sunflower oil, a pinch of salt and the vanillin powder (or a capful of liquid vanilla extract), mixing well.
2 – Fold in the sifted flour with the baking powder, the pinch of baking soda (the trick for extraordinary rising) and mix well until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous batter.
3 – Pour the batter into a 8-inch ring pan lightly buttered and floured.
4 – Sprinkle the surface with the caramel chocolate chips and the salted butter caramel topping.
Place the pan in the preheated air fryer basket and bake at 320°F for 25 minutes.
Perform the toothpick test before removing. If necessary, continue baking for another 5 minutes.
Place the pan in a preheated conventional oven and bake at 356°F for about 35-40 minutes.