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Moist and studded with raisins and apple slices, this quick and easy air-fryer apple fritter cake has a mouthwatering lemony brightness and is perfect for an afternoon snack for guests or a warming dessert for the family. Sunflower seed butter adds richness, and an arrowroot-thickened maple syrup glaze, brushed on in the last few minutes of cooking, delivers a golden-brown top. This mid-size apple fritter cake serves about four people. You'll want to cook it in a 6-inch soufflé dish or cake pan–both excellent tools for making air-fried cakes. Alternatively, you can use silicone muffin cups and make mini cakes (see tip below).
Tips
To make mini cakes: Prepare batter as directed below. Spoon chopped apples evenly into six individual silicone muffin cups and top with batter. Air-fry, in batches if needed, at 320°F for 10 minutes. Brush cupcakes with maple glaze; air-fry at 360°F for 3 minutes or until internal temperature registers 200°F to 210°F. Cool in cups 10 minutes before unmolding.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped baking apples
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
- ¼ cup unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk
- ½ cup white whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon regular or sodium-free baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons pure cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seed butter
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ⅛ teaspoon arrowroot powder
- ¼ teaspoon pure cane powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F. In a 6-inch soufflé dish or round cake pan combine apples and 1 tablespoon water. Air-fry 5 minutes. Let cool while preparing the batter. Reduce air fryer to 320°F.
- In a small bowl stir together flaxseed meal and milk. Let stand 5 minutes. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the next seven ingredients (through vanilla). Stir in flaxseed mixture. Add to flour mixture and mix until combined. Fold in apples and raisins.
- Wipe out the soufflé dish and line the bottom with parchment paper. Spread batter in the prepared dish. Air-fry 24 minutes. Increase air fryer to 360°F.
- Meanwhile, for maple glaze, in a small bowl stir together maple syrup and arrowroot powder. Brush top of cake with glaze and air-fry 5 minutes more, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 200°F to 210°F. Cool in dish on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove cake from dish. Dust cake with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Per serving (¼ of recipe): 203 calories, 42 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein, 3 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 148 mg sodium, 5 g fiber, 23 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
Comments (5)
(0 from 0 votes)I have a countertop convection oven, but no air fryer. When I go to my travel trailer, I won’t even have that. I wish there was a stovetop or oven version. This looks So good!
What is arrowroot powder and where do you find it and can I use another nut butter? Thanks
I wish you gave some subs for some ingredients like white whole wheat flour or different way of cooking. I don't have an airfryer but I do have an oven or toaster oven.
Why does this need to be cooked in an air fryer basket which nipot everyone has. Can it be baked in the oven?
When will you post these new great recipes using gluten free flour? Using GF is different than whole wheat.