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Air Fryer Butterfly Cakes

Delicious air fryer butterfly cakes. How to make homemade butterfly cakes in the air fryer with this easy to follow recipe.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Air Fryer
Servings: 10
Calories: 299kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Load into the Thermomix or stand mixer, your butter and sugar and mix on speed 3 for 3 minutes.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Scrape the sides and add the vanilla and the eggs mix on speed 3 for a further 3 minutes.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Then add the flour and mix on speed 4 for 1 minutes. Then scrape the edges.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Load the cupcake batter into paper cases to ¼ full and then inside your small pudding dishes.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Load into the air fryer and cook for 12 minutes at 160c/320f. Allow to fully cool on a cooling tray. Whilst they are air frying clean the Thermomix and then make your buttercream.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Then once the cupcakes are cool, slice a circle around the tops and remove the centre, making sure you don’t go too low. Then slice these cake pieces in half lengthways.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Next load the nozzle into the piping bag and the piping bag over the drinking glass. Add the buttercream and use your hands to tightly twist the piping bag and add a peg to the top. Cut the bottom off the piping bag so that the nozzle comes through.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Pipe your butterfly bun holes.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Then place the two slices of bun over to form a butterfly.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?
  • Then sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
    Can You Make Butterfly Buns In The Air Fryer?

Notes

Make Ahead. You can also make ahead your butterfly bun recipe. Which is perfect if you have a party that you want to use them for the next day.
Thanks for reading our recipe for butterfly buns on Recipe This. We have many more air fryer recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like to try more delicious baking recipes in the air fryer, then do check out our air fryer doughnut cake recipe next.

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 789IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Nutrition InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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