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Air Fryer Ultimate Chocolate Cake

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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 500
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Box Cake Ingredients
  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
Ultimate Chocolate Cake ingredients
  • 1 box  yellow butter cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 box instant chocolate pudding
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts optional and not necessary

Method
 

Box Cake Instructions
  1. Preheat the air fryer to at 330° F / 165° C
  2. Mix the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water.
  3. Mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
  4. Fill round cake pan about 1" to 1" 1/2 inches thick.
  5. Place pan directly into the air fryer basket.
  6. Cook at 330° F / 165° C for 20 minutes.
Ultimate Chocolate Cake Instructions
  1. Mix cake mix, pudding, oil, sugar, and water.
  2. Add one egg at a time, beating well after each is added.
  3. Fold in sour cream, chocolate chips, and optional nuts.
  4. Add mixture to your air-fryer approved cake pan, or bundt pan. This mixture is meant for multiple layers, so you may need to repeat this process a few times depending on the size of your air fryer.
  5. Bake each layer at Cook at 330° F / 165° C for 20 minutes. Using a toothpick, check to make sure your cake is done. If the toothpick comes out wet, you may need to add additional time cooking time.
Cooling Instructions
  1. Remove the cake from the air fryer and place it on a plate for cooling.
  2. Once cooled, remove from the cake pan.
  3. Add frosting and sprinkles as desired and enjoy!
  4. These cakes are freezable, so if you don't want this many tiers...you don't have to have so many. Enjoy!