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Air Fryer Birthday Cake (3 Ways)

How to transform a simple air fryer chocolate sponge cake into the most amazing, yet simple birthday cakes. Easy to mix and match ingredients and looks amazing and tastes amazing.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Total Time37 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Air Fryer
Servings: 8
Calories: 1006kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Air Fryer Chocolate Cake Sponges
  • 540 g Dark Chocolate Chunks
  • 420 ml Double Cream/Heavy Cream

Instructions

  • Add to your silicone pan the chocolate and half the cream. Air fry for 4 minutes at 120c/250f.
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  • Stir and add half the remaining cream and air fry for another 3 minutes at the same temperature.
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  • When the air fryer beeps stir again and add the remaining cream as you stir. You now have perfect chocolate ganache.
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  • Then transfer the silicone pan onto a plate and fridge for 30-60 minutes until cool.
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  • Once cool whisk with a hand whisk and you have whipped ganache.
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  • Then either spoon by hand, or use a piping bag like we did, sandwich the two sponges together with a layer of buttercream in the middle and then pipe around the edges to create the perfect chocolate cake look.
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  • Then add a layer of the whipped ganache on top and add a good layer as you are creating your mountain for what chocolate you add.
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  • Finally decorate with leftovers and drizzle with a favourite sauce and you’re ready to add a candle and sing happy birthday!
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Notes

Chocolate. For the chocolate we recommend that you add broken up Bournville because it tastes so good and melts well.
Thanks for reading our birthday cake recipe 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 cakes do try our air fryer lemon drizzle cake next.

Nutrition

Calories: 1006kcal | Carbohydrates: 118g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 977mg | Potassium: 834mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 786IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 401mg | Iron: 6mg
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