Yes, you can bake in the Air Fryer and you can bake this delicious cake in an Air Fryer as well. Especially when you are looking for a small cake this is for you. Done in no time.
So, are you ready to learn how to make Air Fryer lemon cake? Join me in the bistro kitchen!
A Fast Cake Recipe
If you love a homemade pound cake or blueberry cake you are going to love this lemon cake as well.
This delicious cake is made in the Air Fryer and it is a super-fast cake.
You might be surprised and think that an Air Fryer is a healthier deep fryer substitute which it is but you can also use it to bake, like this lemon cake.
In that respect, an Air Fryer is more an oven substitute than a deep fryer substitute and also way easier to clean than an oven.
Air Fryer Accessories
With several accessories you can:
- Fry – the fry basket comes standard with an Air Fryer and can be used to fry french fries, croquettes, potato wedges
- Grill – Swap the regular basket for this grill pan. Use it to grill your burgers or steak. When you have an Air Fryer XXL you can use this grill plate
- Roast – When you prepare recipes that have a lot of fat or that can splatter like roasted chicken use this special roasting pan. It has a lid that prevents fat from splattering against the heating element. You can also use it to make popcorn, dry fruit or vegetables, or roast your coffee beans. As an Air Fryer can swirl your ingredients through the base this lid prevents that and comes in handy. This should be your go-to basket
- Bake – You can use your regular basket or the basket with a lid to bake. When there is a chance the ingredients can swirl a lid prevents the ingredients to touch the heating element of the Air Fryer
- Party set – a set of skewers and a rack to grill your chicken skewers or kebob skewer on. Just put the rack inside the Air Fryer and put the skewers on top
- Pizza plate – when you own a large Air Fryer, you can even turn it into a pizza oven with special Air Fryer pizza plates
- Snack cover – Just like the baking basket you can put a snack cover on top of the snack to prevent them from splattering fat or lifting and flying around in your Air Fryer
As we do not need to worry about any splattering when baking a cake and the cake pan doesn’t fit in the roasting pan we use the regular Air Fryer basket.
Air Fryer Lemon Cake Ingredients
To make this lemon cake you need several ingredients mostly pantry staples.
Have the following ready when you start:
- Soft butter
- Margarine
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Lemon juice
- Cake flour
- Baking powder
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
Use cake flour or make your own cake flour using this recipe. This makes your cake taste even better.
How To Make Air Fryer Lemon Cake
Preheat the Air Fryer to 320℉ for 5 minutes.
Take a large mixing bowl and add the butter, margarine, vanilla extract, and sugar.
Beat the ingredients with a mixer or whisk until light and creamy this takes about 5 minutes.
Add the eggs and beat them into the butter one by one. Add the second egg when the first egg is incorporated into the mix.
Then you can add the cake flour, baking powder, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. I put the flour through a mesh strainer while I add it to the bowl.
Mix thoroughly until all the flour is incorporated and no lumps are visible.
Take some soft butter to butter the cake pan. Cut a circle from parchment paper and put it in the cake pan.
Pour the batter into the cake pan and use a spatula to smooth the surface. Put the cake pan in the fryer basket and put the basket into the Air Fryer.
Set the timer to 25 minutes and bake the cake until it is done and brown.
Take a bamboo skewer or toothpick and insert it into the center of the cake. When the bamboo skewer comes out clean your cake is done.
Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes so the cake will shrink and release easier. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool.
The Best Way To Store Air Fryer Lemon Cake
There are several ways to store your Air Fryer Lemon Cake. In all cases let your cake cool completely first.
This makes it easier to slice. When sliced store it straight away. Do not leave it uncovered as the cake will dry out very fast
Here are several ways to store your tasty cake:
- Airtight food container – slice the cake and stack the slices in a food container. Put it in the fridge or freezer
- Ziploc resealable bags – again cut the cake and take several ziplock bags. When done store them in the refrigerator or freezer
- Cling film – wrap your cake in plastic wrap to keep all the moisture inside
- Aluminum foil – again slice your cake and take pieces of foil to either wrap the cake slice individually or with more than one
The benefit of cutting and storing your cake is you can serve the number of slices of cake that you need.
You do not have to take out the whole cake before slicing it.
How Long Does Lemon Cake Last
A lemon cake can last from a couple of days up to a couple of months. It all depends on the storage method:
- Room temperature – a lemon cake lasts between 3 to 4 days when you leave it outside of the refrigerator
- Refrigerator – when you store a cake in the refrigerator wrapped in cling film it lasts for 4-5 days
- Freezer – if you want to store it longer you can slice your cake and wrap it in aluminum foil. Either wrap it individually or with two and store it in the freezer for up to 2 months
Why Does My Cake Taste Better The Next Day?
Just like with a stew a cake tastes better the next day because the flavors had time to distribute evenly inside the cake.
This also applies to a lemon cake or pound cake as the flavors and moisture of the butter have time to distribute through the cake.
Why Is My Cake Wet In The Middle?
When your cake is wet in the middle your cake isn’t cooked long enough, the temperature could be too low.
It can also be a combination of both. So, either increase the cooking time by 5 minutes and you can also increase the temperature.
Check again to see if the middle of the cake is not wet anymore.
Just like with an oven every type of oven is different. The temperature and timing can differ hugely.
This also applies to Air Fryers. So, it is always a good idea to experiment and test to see how hot your oven or in this case Air Fryer gets.
You can use this oven thermometer to check the temperature in your Air Fryer. Set it inside the Air Fryer and cover it with a rack to secure it.
Check the temperature after 5 minutes to see what the temperature inside the Air Fryer is and if it corresponds with the temperature on your Air Fryer.
More Cake Recipes
If you love to bake, take a look at these delicious cake recipes for you to try:
- Vanilla pound cake
- Blueberry cake
- Apple cake
- Strawberry cake
- Box cake
- Air Fryer Cheesecake
- Chocolate box cake
- Buttermilk loaf cake
- Air Fryer Butter cake
So, making an Air Fryer lemon cake is very easy so give it a try!
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Air Fryer Lemon Cake
Yes, you can bake in the Air Fryer. This Air Fryer Lemon Cake is baked in less than half-hour and it is sweet, moist, and filled with lemon. Yes, the cakes are a little smaller than a regular cake but just as tasty and moist.
Ingredients
- 120 grams flour (4¼ oz)
- 75 grams of soft butter (2½ oz)
- 75 grams margarine (2½ oz)
- 2 eggs
- 75 grams fine granulated sugar (2½ oz)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 320℉/160℃ for 5 minutes
- Take a mixing bowl and beat butter, margarine, vanilla extract, and sugar with a mixer or whisk until light and creamy this takes about 5 minutes. Be careful to not overmix
- Add the eggs and beat them into the butter one by one. Add the second egg when the first egg is incorporated into the mix
- Then add the flour, baking powder, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly
- Take some soft butter to butter the cake pan. Cut a circle from parchment paper and put it in the cake pan so the cake won’t stick to the pan
- Pour the batter into the cake pan and smooth it using a spatula
- Put the cake pan in the fryer basket and slide the basket into the Air Fryer. Set the timer to 20-25 minutes and bake the cake until it is done and brown.
- Take a bamboo skewer or toothpick and insert it into the center of the cake. It is done when it comes out clean
- Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 5 minutes. Then turn the cake pan over onto a wire rack to cool
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 179Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 187mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 3g
Please note: Nutrition information is added for informational purposes only. It is possible it isn’t completely accurate.
Am I just stupid that I cannot find the quantities used in this recipe?
Reinette,
When you scroll down to the recipe card you can find all the quantities and instructions.
Hi! Is it 75g of butter/margarine or 75g of butter & 75g of margarine (ie.150g in total) as the steps listed both but ingredient listed one of it only. Thanks!
Hi Ann,
Thank you for your comment it is both 75 gram butter and 75 gram margarine. I have clarified it in the ingredient list.
Hi, I made my very first lemon cake in Airfryer following your recipe. It cooked well but came out only2-3cm high and a bit greasy. I followed all the instructions no deviations. What could be wrong?
Hi Marilyn,
It is always difficult to determine why a recipe didn’t work when I am not able to see the result. A number of things impact why a cake doesn’t rise. If the Air Fryer was too hot the cake will not rise but if the Air Fryer is too cold is will not rise either. I use a thermometer to determine the temperature of my Air Fryer and oven. The freshness of baking powder can also have an impact on your cake rising. When you use older baking powder it will not have a lifting effect, the same applies for the freshness of the eggs.
When you make the batter is should be a consistent and smooth if the batter is curdled this will have impact on the result of the cake.
Hi. Can you tell me what size/diameter cake pan/bucket is that please
The cake pan I have is 7 inches as this fits my small Air Fryer but you have bigger cake pans as well for bigger Air Fryers.
Hi, I’ve just come across your site and was wondering why is there 75g BUTTER and 75g MARGARINE. Does it make any difference if I use ALL BUTTER as I’m not partial to margarine. I’m a newbie and eager to try out your recipe. Thank you for your earliest response.
Josephine,
Yes, you can make this cake with all butter. When you use margarine a cake rises higher as it contains ingredients that stay liquid at room temperature. It helps to get creamy and fluffy cake batter when you add margarine. It gives the cake a smooth texture and is neutral in taste. When you make a cake with all butter it usually doesn’t rise as high and can dry out faster.
If you do not like to use margarine you can use all butter for this cake.
Wonderful recipe that works beautifully. Thank you.
You are welcome June.
Wow, it was really very delicious to have this cake and I really enjoyed the process of making it. My kids also helped me in making the cake and we all loved it so much thank you so much for putting up this article.
Glad to read you and your kids loved the cake!
I am not familiar with the process of cooking by weight. Am I correct in assuming I weigh the ingredients and add accordingly? Thank you! Lori
Lori,
Yes, instead of using a cup you take a scale and a bowl and measure the ingredients according to weigh as mentioned in the recipe. This is a more accurate way of baking.
Cake looks delicious. Just wondering if you covered with perforated foil at first to keep the cake from having a high dome and browning to much on top. Can’t wait to try this one.
This was my first cake baking attempt in the air fryer and it was great! I didn’t have margarine, so subbed with more butter and some olive oil and it was perfectly moist, soft and with a delicious crunchy edge.
Caroline, so good to read your Air Fryer cake was a success! Margarine can be easily substituted with butter. Great job!