Carrot Cake (Carrot Cake) with air fryer

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5 October, 2025

Irresistible carrot cake with air fryer: spongy and juicy 🥕✨

If you are one of those who enjoy a Homemade cake Full of flavor and texture, the Carrot cake It is your perfect ally.

This American classic, also known as Carrot Cakeit reinvents itself with the air fryerachieving a spongy cake, wet and with a cream cheese glaze that makes it an absolute delight. Forget the traditional oven: with this method you will get a perfect result and in much less time.

The magic of this recipe is in the combination of grated carrot, crispy nuts and aromatic spices such as cinnamon, which are balanced with the softness of the glaze of cream cheese. Ideal for special breakfast, snacks or even as dessert after a family meal.

Carrot Cake (Carrot Cake) with air fryer

🥕 Ingredients (for 8 portions)

For the cake:

200 g of grated carrots
3 eggs 🥚
150 g of brown sugar 🍬
150 ml of vegetable oil 🏺
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence 🍦
200 g of wheat flour 🌾
1 teaspoon powder yeast
1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 pinch of salt 🧂
100 g of chopped nuts (optional) 🌰

For cream cheese glaze:

200 g of cream cheese 🧀
50 g of butter at room temperature 🧈
100 g of icing sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence 🍦

👩‍🍳 Step by step preparation

1️⃣ Prepare the dough

In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the brown sugar Until the mixture looks soft and airy. Add the oil and the Vanilla essencemixing well to integrate all flavors.

2️⃣ Incorporate dry ingredients

School the flourthe yeasthe baking sodathe cinnamon and the salt. Add these dry ingredients to the liquid mixture and remove gently until you get a homogeneous mass.

3️⃣ Add carrots and nuts

Incorporates the grated carrots and the chopped nuts (If you use them) to the mixture. This will contribute juiciness and a crispy touch to the cake.

4️⃣ Prepare the mold

Slightly grease a suitable mold for the air fryer (approximately 18 cm in diameter) and pour the dough inside. Make sure the surface with a spatula.

5️⃣ Cook in the air fryer

Preheat the air fryer to 160 ° C.. Place the mold in the basket and kitchen during 25–35 minutes. Check cooking by inserting a stick in the center: it must leave clean and without mass remains.

6️⃣ Cool and unmold

Let the cake cool in the mold during 10 minutesThen demolish it carefully and place on a grid until it cools completely.

7️⃣ Prepare the glaze

Beat the cream cheese with the butter until a gentle and creamy mixture. Add the Glas sugar and the vanillabeating until there was a smooth and unctuous glaze.

8️⃣ Decorate and serve

Spread the glaze on the cake already cold and decorate with chopped nuts If you wish. This final touch not only provides flavor, but also an irresistible visual contrast.

💡 Tips and variations

For extra moisture, you can add A grated apple or a little crushed pineapple To the dough.
If you prefer a more spicy touch, incorporate nutmeg either ground ginger.
The glaze can aromatize with A lemon splash To balance the sweetness.
Save the cake in a hermetic container in the fridge until 3 days; The taste improves with rest.

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