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  • AirFryer Cake Baskets

    AirFryer Cake Baskets

    Cooking a cake in the air fryer is fun. But baking in the air fryer requires a cheap yet indispensable extra.

    The air fryer baking basket.

    It’s a tall cake tin with a handle for easy air fryer removal. The drawer-style air fryers make removing the classic cake tin difficult due to the 4 hot sides. You can find a cake tin in the tiny air fryer space.

    New

    A new baking item is made small enough to fit in the air fryer, tall enough that the contents won’t over-spill and has a handy basket-style handle on top. Available in several sizes with square or circular options that best suit your air fryer.

    Sizes

    Be aware that the sizes measured are not like a traditional cake tin. The size sold with a classic cake tin is the size of the cake it will make. This is useful for cake bakers to know. But, the air fryer baskets are measured by the external maximum size, allowing you to know if the tin will fit inside your air fryer.

    For example, the 7″ air fryer cake tin with a handle will make a 6″ cake. So it is just a case of realising the sizing difference to avoid confusion. The new air fryer baskets are measured on their external, largest dimensions, which can be a good inch less than the internal dimensions.

    Round and Square

    Find the best shape that fits your air fryer.

    Circular air fryer cake tin

    Square airfryer baking

    Square airfryer cake tin

    Find yourself a suitable air fryer cake tin on eBay or Amazon.

    Being universal, they will fit Cosori, InstantPot (Instant Vortex), Ninja, Chefman and all the unbranded/rebranded models.

    The baking tins are made from metal, and the handle is chrome-plated steel, while the whole tin has a nonstick coating inside and out for easy cleaning.

    Follow our tips for nonstick baking in the air fryer as these are nonstick for easy cleaning, not easy baked cake removal.

    It is often possible to find these air fryer optional extras for a reasonable price on AliExpress, but there can be a long wait for the delivery as they are often shipped from China.

  • Air Fryer Cake Tin Preparation

    Air Fryer Cake Tin Preparation

    Yes, you can cook cakes in an air fryer.

    Cakes require the ever-useful optional extra ‘air fryer cake basket’, which requires quick preparation before adding the cake mixture. The lining of the cake tin means the cake won’t stick in the tin and will be very easy to remove when it has cooled slightly.

    Ingredients

    • Butter/Margarine/Cooking fat (whatever you are using as fat for the cake will suffice for this)
    • Flour (the same flour you are using for the cake)

    Tin Prep

    Prep the tin in these simple steps to ensure the cake is quickly released from the air fryer cake tin with minimal effort.

    Ensure your air fryer cake tin is clean:

    Airfryer cake baking tin

    Smear the fat over the inside surface of the tin:

    Prep the airfryer tin for cake baking

    Add a heaped teaspoon of flour to the tin. You can add more if needed or lose some on the way.

    Add flour to prep the cake baking in the air fryer
    Flour in the airfryer cake basket

    Shake and roll the tin so the flour coats all the fat. Add more flour if you need to. Tip away any excess flour that doesn’t stick to the spread.

    A prepped cake tin is ready for the cake mixture. Don’t try too hard with the mixture; moving it about will remove the flour coating you have just added. The cake mix doesn’t have to look perfect, as it will settle as it cooks.