What matters
Long mixing after adding flour can toughen the cake. Mix only until no dry pockets remain.
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Air fryer mini marble cake
Air fryer mini marble cake with plain batter and unsweetened cocoa. Bake in a small loaf tin, check with a skewer and allow to cool.
Total time
1 hr 8 min
Calories
275 kcal
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Swirl only briefly
This small batch makes four pieces in a loaf tin about 16 × 8 × 6 cm. A brief swirl keeps light and dark streaks visible. Preparation includes 20 minutes of cooling.
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Recipe
Air fryer mini marble cake
Air fryer mini marble cake with plain batter and unsweetened cocoa. Bake in a small loaf tin, check with a skewer and allow to cool.
Ingredients
4 servings
Method
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1
Prepare
Grease tin with 5 g oil. Mix flour and baking powder. Divide milk into 70 ml for plain batter and 15 ml for cocoa batter. Use a heatproof dish suitable for the appliance, leaving space around it for airflow. Do not preheat with loose paper.
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2
Mix and season
Mix egg, sugar, remaining oil and the larger milk portion. Briefly fold in flour mixture. Halve batter; mix cocoa and remaining milk into one half. Alternate in the tin and swirl once with a fork.
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3
Cook
If required by the manufacturer, preheat for 3 minutes at 150 °C. Bake about 30 minutes at 150 °C. Test the centre with a wooden skewer: no liquid batter should cling. Extend according to tin and appliance.
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4
Check and serve
Cool for 20 minutes, release carefully and cut into four pieces. The dark swirl is baked cocoa batter, not a molten chocolate centre.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer mini marble cake
Serving guidance
No chocolate glaze is included. A glaze changes ingredients and nutrition.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
For a plain cake omit cocoa and initially hold back the extra milk portion.
Add a little vanilla to plain batter; do not replace cocoa with sweetened drinking chocolate.
Nutrition per serving
275kcal
34.3 gCarbohydrates
5.5 gProtein
12.3 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer mini marble cake
Cocoa powder absorbs liquid. Without adjustment that half would be much stiffer.
Not as an equivalent. It usually contains much more sugar and less cocoa than unsweetened powder.
Too much swirling in the filled tin blends the colours. Swirl only briefly.
No more than two thirds, allowing the batter to rise without reaching the heating element.
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