Did you know you can cook a single-serving dessert with your air fryer? The most excellent aspect is that it has an oven-baked texture. There will be no chewier mug cakes!
You may either eat the whole Air Fryer Carrot & Raisin Mug Cake by yourself or make a few more mugs all at once and share them with your family.
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What Are the Benefits of Making Mug Cake in an Air Fryer?
An air fryer is a more powerful version of a small convection oven, making it ideal for baking little mug cakes like this Air Fryer Carrot & Raisin Mug Cake.
Making mug cakes in the air fryer benefits you by not overheating your kitchen (like oven or stovetop).
Pyrex containers, metal baking pans, silicone, or other oven-safe material, such as pottery, can all be used in the air fryer. I frequently make cakes in mugs and other ceramics. You’re good to go, provided that the glaze is food-safe.
How is the Taste of Carrot Cake?
Carrot cake is similar to the type of cake you’d find in a coffee shop. Consider moist, mouthwatering cakes like beet cake, orange cake, zucchini cake, and so on.
The carrot flavor isn’t overpowering, and the flavors, such as cinnamon, mixed spice, and applesauce, come through more strongly.
Is it Possible to Make This Cake Without Butter?
Many individuals will be unfamiliar with cake lacking butter. It is, nevertheless, required when making veggie cakes. It adds a beautiful lightness to your cake and improves the flavor.
What is the Best Way to Grate Carrots for This Cake?
To prepare your handmade carrot cake, you’ll need a small amount of shredded carrot. I peel the carrots and then grate them into medium shredded chunks using my grater.
It’s worth noting that you don’t need to press out the moisture from the carrots; this will give your carrot cake more flavors and keep it from becoming dry.
More Dessert Recipes
Air Fryer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Air Fryer Chocolate Bundt Cake
Air Fryer Carrot & Raisin Mug Cake
Ingredients
- Non-Stick Cooking Spray
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground ginger
- pinch ground cloves
- pinch ground allspice
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk plus 2 tsp
- 2 tbsp carrot peeled and grated
- 3 tbsp raisins
- 2 tsp unsweetened applesauce
Instructions
- Lightly grease a ramekin with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large-sized bowl, blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder, spices and salt.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix until well blended.
- Place the mixture into the prepared ramekin.
- Slide the Air Fryer Basket inside and adjust the temperature to 350 °F to preheat for 5 minutes.
- After preheating, arrange the ramekin into the Air Fryer Basket.
- Slide the basket into Air Fryer and set the time for 20 minutes.
- After cooking time is finished, remove the ramekin from Air Fryer and place onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.
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