PRE-SETS: 10 auto-programmes including Roast, Dehydrate, Fry, Bake or Reheat & more for convenient and easy cooking. FULLY DIGITAL: This 12L air fryer is a fully digital control product with an easy-to-use digital touch control panel. I like the internal light, which lets you keep tabs on everything as it cooks. Having a window on the door at the front is a practical touch too, allowing you to observe without opening the door and losing valuable heat. Look at the evenly baked interior of this lemon Bundt cake! Bundt cakes are ideally suited to air-fryer baking.

Why would you want to bake cake in your air fryer, as opposed to just using your regular oven? Four reasons: Your fryer may have a bake cycle — if so, start there. You’ll notice the default temperature is probably lower than what you’d usually use to bake cake: The fryer is simply a very small convection oven, and convection ovens bake most effectively at a slightly lower temperature. My Gourmia’s bake cycle temperature is 325°F, which works well. If your fryer doesn’t have a bake cycle, set the temperature to 325°F.The smart air fryer mini oven cooks 30% faster than a conventional oven while using up to 99% less fat. Prepare extra food for your upcoming busy week while feeding a whole family. There is a special feature of dual cook on this air fryer that lets you choose between two pre-sets. For example, the first 30 minutes are at 170 degrees, then from 31 minutes up it is 200 degrees. Temperature and timer can be changed in one cooking program at one time, so you don’t have to stop the oven and set it again to get a perfect crispy finish on your favourite meals. With a 5 times larger capacity than your standard air fryer, you can cook a storm of meals in no time at all.

Streusel topping transforms simple hot milk cake into a crumb coffeecake, protecting the cake's top crust from over-browning in the process. 4) Prevent the cake’s top crust from burning Can it be repaired independently? If the warranty on your appliance has expired, find out whether any independent appliance repairs services will fix it for you. Research recommended and trusted traders in your area, and they may be able to come out and take a look for you. AUTO-ROTATE FOR EVEN COOKING: The cooking basket/rotisserie rotate automatically to ensure even cooking all around.TOP HEATING ELEMENT: This air fryer is designed with a top heating element that uses rapid air circulation technology to cook food fast and with 99% less oil. First, you can simply drape aluminum foil atop the cake once it’s nearly as brown as you like; the foil will slow down any further browning while the center of the cake bakes through. While this option is simple, it’s not my first choice; the convection fan tends to blow foil around, leaving your cake only partially covered or (worse) dipping down into the batter. My second favorite pan? The 6” round, which holds half the batter of an 8” square/round or 9” round, or one-quarter that of a sheet cake. ADJUSTABLE TIME & TEMPERATURE: Easily adjust the temperature and time to cook your preferred meals. Variable temperature control from 30-200° and time control from 1-300 minutes depending on the modes and settings.

Basket style with heating elements: tall, slim air-fryers feature a main unit with heating elements and fans. These have slide-out baskets or trays that slot into place inside. As they tend to have a smaller cooking area than oven-style fryers, in testing we found even results were more likely if the cooking was paused occasionally to rearrange or toss the food around. Some fryers will cut out automatically when you do this, some will need to be paused if you want accurate timings. Please note: It is recommended to soak the accessories in soapy water and gently clean it. The items are not dishwasher-safe. What if you really, really want to bake a full-size 8” or 9” round layer? You can absolutely do it; you just have to take certain measures to prevent the top from burning while the center of the cake bakes. More on that later. 3) Determine time and temperature

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But cake? Unless you’re talking lava cakes, you don’t want a crispy crust and an under-baked center. Still, given the right recipe and some simple tweaks, you can make very good cakes in your air fryer. And after baking over a dozen cakes in my Gourmia fryer, I’m ready to share my best air fryer cake practices. When making a full-size cake, you’ll need to shield its top from burning as it bakes through; that’s simply a fact of air-fryer cake life. And you have a couple of choices here. Equally, this model like all the other air fryers out there does need close monitoring to ensure your food doesn’t end up just a little too sizzly. However, the stand out features for me have to be the rotisserie and also that rotating wire mesh basket.

Whether you want to upgrade to a newer model, or your air-fryer has reached the end of its life, knowing how and where to dispose of your appliance is important to avoid creating more e-waste.Instead of the options above, try an edible topping baked straight into the cake. Not only does adding a topping midway through the bake keep your cake’s top crust from getting too brown, but it also means you don’t have to think about frosting later: Your cake is ready to enjoy right out of the fryer. Over the course of numerous experiments, I’ve retrofitted several of my favorite cake recipes to bake in the air fryer: one “neutral” vanilla (perfect for flavoring) and one chocolate. If you’re looking for a place to start, I recommend beginning with either of these recipes. My go-to vanilla air fryer cake: Chef Zeb’s Hot Milk Cake Mini oven’ types: these models use convection or fan technology to cook food on flat, slide-in trays. As well as roasting, their extra air-frying functions circulate hot air around the food for more efficient crisping. These took up the space of an average-sized microwave. Some may also include rotisserie elements. For cakes without a designated topping, try adding streusel once the top of the cake has set (about midway through the bake). This all-purpose Streusel Top ping is perfect for an 8” round cake. To lean into chocolate, try the topping from our Rye Chocolate Coffeecake. Some cake recipes already include this option, e.g. Lazy Daisy Cake, with its crown of caramelized butter, sugar, and coconut. You may have to do an initial experiment to determine exactly when to add the topping (to ensure both thorough baking of the cake and browning of the topping), but once you’ve nailed it, you’re good going forward.