Air Fryer Orange Cake

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Yes! You are viewing it correctly, this air fryer orange cake was made out of the air fryer. The softest, most pillow-y, and moist orange cake recipe ever! This orange drizzle cake bursts with amazing flavor from fresh orange juice and zest.

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This recipe can be made in the air fryer as well as the oven. Let’s see how, because this cake is truly amazing and gets even better the next day. 

If you have a sweet tooth and enjoy citrus flavors, then you’ll fall in love with this amazing air fryer orange cake. 

Why You’ll love this Orange Drizzle Cake

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This cake is super addictive. It did not last long in our household. I must warn you, you’ll have a hard time letting this cake cool before applying the orange glaze as it will entice you to eat it. It did me.

You’ll see in the picture below as the glaze drizzle slowly and sink through the cake, which further enhances the flavor of the cake. 

I don’t know about you, but when the sun is shining, my cravings tend to shift towards citrus flavors, like this Haitian lemonade.

You’ll find our go-to orange cake recipe below.

Ingredients for Orange Drizzle Cake

These key ingredients, pictured below, make this soft, moist, light, orange cake in the air fryer. Let’s not forget the orange drizzle, too. 

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Orange: I highly recommend using fresh orange for this cake. This will help bring out the flavor. 

4 egg whites and egg yolks: Try to use room temperature eggs. If the eggs aren’t room temperature, try letting them sit in warm NOT hot water for 2-5 minutes before cracking them. 

Liquid: You’ll need vegetable oil, water, fresh orange juice. All of which will provide moisture to the cake. 

Sugar, salt and baking soda: The salt will help to balance out the sugar, the sugar will sweeten the cake, and the baking soda will help it rise. 

Orange Zest: Fresh orange zest will provide that orange flavor you are looking for in the cake. 

Baking The Cake In The Air Fryer – Tips and Tricks

AJ is usually the baker in the family. Which means I had to step up my baking game, and since staying home, this is exactly what I have been doing.

Here are my tips & tricks for making the best orange cake in the air fryer:

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• Grate your orange finely. Be sure to grate your orange prior to juicing it. It will make zesting so much easier. Best to use finely grated orange zest, which will blend seamlessly into this moist cake. It will provide an even consistency throughout the cake. 
• Don’t overmix. This is one thing I had to learn. And I learned it the hard way. I would often overmix my batter, which often result in dense, hard cakes. As I continue to learn to bake, I quickly found out that this rule applies to baked goods across the board. 
• It is important to only mix your batter until just combined – otherwise your cake will be dense.
• Let your cake cool completely before frosting it. SO….as stated above, this orange cake is really good. But, my number one tip for you is to have a completely cooled cake prior to applying the frosting.

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• If you frost it too early, the frosting will melt into the cake, so I highly recommend for you to wait until the cake is completely cooled before slathering the frosting. 
  • You’ll notice in the picture below where I did not wait (due to working against daylight to take the picture for you), and the frosting started to melt. I still placed the cake in the fridge so it could harden, but I wanted you to see what could happen.
  • With that being said, the frosting melting into the cake also came out to be the most delicious cake I have ever tasted coming from the air fryer. It became a great accident. Nonetheless! 
• You can use a mixture if you have one, but I find that doing it by hand is much easier. Especially if this is your first time as you do not want to over mix your cake. 

You’ll notice I did not use butter in the batter. That’s because I learned that oil adds more moisture. 

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You’ll want to start by beating the egg yolks with the sugar until everything is combined and is light. You’ll have small grains from the sugar and that’s fine. 

Next is you’ll add the flour. I recommend using a sieve to sift the flour. It helps to lighten up the cake. Once the flour is added, do not mix. 

Add the vegetable oil, salt, baking soda, water, orange juice and zest, after all has been added, you can start to mix the batter. Set the batter a side. 

Next, beat the egg whites until frothy and until stiff peak. Then fold in the egg whites. Take one scoop of the eggwhite mixture and stir in into the batter mixture. This is called loosening the mixture. Repeat the step until you have used all of the eggwhites. 

Slowly pour your mixture to suitable pan. I used this instant pot cake pan as it fits into a 5-quart air fryer without a problem. 

Bake your cake in a preheated air fryer on 310 degrees for 42 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted and removed from the middle. 

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While the cake cools completely, whip one can of chilled condensed milk for 2 minutes.

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Then add ¼ cup orange juice and continue to mix for an additional 2 minutes.  

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Flip the cake upside down. Cut some of the top later for even layering. Place the cake in a bowl that fits it tightly. Then apply the frosting. 

Orange Drizzle Cake Recipe Variations

You can definitely make this cake yours by adding extra goodness to it. If you are a fan of chopped walnuts, pecans, or raisins, feel free to add some to the batter. 

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Coconut is always great with citrus. Feel free to add some coconut flakes, about ½ cup to the batter, or mix it in with the frosting. 

If you don’t want to make this cake in the air fryer. That’s perfectly fine. You can bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean from the middle. 

You can also choose your cake size and shape! Feel free to use any of the following listed below. 

1. one 9-inch round cake 
   
2. one square 8×8 cake

More Favorite Dessert Recipes

If this orange drizzle cake recipe sparked your interest, try one of these treats next:

Chocolate Bark

Plantain bread

Air Fryer Oreo Cookies

Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls

Haitian Sweet potato bread

Oreo Cookie Truffles

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