Air Fryer Cake (Ninja Foodi Recipe)

Make a delicious and simple cake with this Easy Air Fryer Cake, it can be made gluten-free too plus in the Ninja Foodi!

Making an Air Fryer Cake is so simple and easy, it’s a great way to make a little dessert for the family using a boxed cake mix. We like to use this Gluten-Free Pillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix for this recipe, but you can use any boxed cake mix.

This recipe was originally shared over on Air Fryer Fanatics.

What do you need to make Air Fryer Cake?

The first thing you need is a pan that will fit in the Air Fryer that you are using. We used a Ninja Foodi Air Fryer to make our cake, so I decided to use this 7-inch SpringForm Pan. This pan can also be used for Ninja Foodi Cheesecake too.

The hardest part of making this cake is simply getting the pan out of the Air Fryer, so be sure to use a pan that is easy to remove from the air fryer or you can also use a sling too or a pan that has a handle such as this pan.

In my case, I simply let the cake cool in the air fryer with the lid open for about 5 minutes, then I used an oven mitt to remove it from the air fryer basket.

Since I use a springform pan, I can easily release the cake from the pan, the cake will also lift smoothly right off the bottom of the springform pan, or you can leave it on that pan to serve it too.

I prefer to spray the springform pan with coconut oil spray before putting it into the air fryer, but you can use any high heat oil spray of your choice if you prefer.

The cake will need to fully cool on a wire rack before frosting too.

How long do you cook a cake in the Air Fryer?

Every air fryer is going to heat differently, I can’t stress that enough with any recipe that you find for an air fryer the times may be off simply due to the heat difference in machines.

I used a Ninja Foodi Air Fryer and found that this cake was best at 35 minutes at 320*F.

I have tested this particular recipe in a variety of machines and so far that seemed to be the golden time for me as far as getting it well done in the middle but also not burning the cake too.

How do you make Air Fryer Cake in the Ninja Foodi?

This cake can be made easily in the Ninja Foodi using the Air Crisp function, which is the Ninja way to say…Air Fryer.

More Ninja Foodi Cake Recipes:

Ninja Foodi Cookies and Cream Cake

Ninja Foodi Cinnamon Pecan Cake

Ninja Foodi Pumpkin Cake

That’s the only thing you will need to do, all the other steps will stay the same.

It can also be made with a bundt pan in the Ninja Foodi, if you use this, I would check the cake at 20 minutes as it will be done at a faster cooking time.

How do you make this gluten-free?

A simple switch of cake mix is the only thing you need to make this gluten-free. This recipe will use a boxed cake mix so if you need gluten-free, choose a mix that is gluten-free.

If you prefer to make the cake from scratch, check out this Funfetti Angel Food Cake from The Best Cake Recipes.

Watch the full Air Fryer Cake Tutorial on YouTube.