Strawberry Whipped Cream Chocolate Airfryer Cake

 

Chocolate Cake:

• 180 gm Fine Sugar
• 109 gm All-purpose Flour
• 60 gm Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 3/4  tsp Baking Powder
• 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 Large Egg
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup Hot Water (I've added some instant coffee mix to make more flavorful)

Directions:

• Preheat the AirFryer at 180°C for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients (sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt).
• Add in the egg, milk, oil and vanilla extract to the dry mixture. Gently stir the mixture to mix it evenly.
• Lastly, add the hot water (you can use plain hot water). Again, gently stir it to make sure the mixture are mix evenly. 
• Don't panic when you see the batter is thinning! It is normal and all good. 
• Pour the mixture into the baking pan and cover the baking with foil and randomly pokes holes on it.
• Place the baking tray in the basket. Adjust the temperature to 160°C and AirBake it for 35 minutes.
• Remove foil and continue baking for another 10 minutes until the skewer comes out clean. Be sure to let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing the cake from the pan. (If you remove the cake before cooling, the cake might fall apart as the cake is very moist and soft)

Cake Icing:

Whipped cream & Strawberries:

• 2 cups of cold heavy whipping cream, Amul heavy cream.
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla flavor.

• Place mixer bowl in freezer for at least 20 minutes to chill.
• Pour heavy whipping cream, ground or fine sugar (1/2 cup or 3 Tbsp) and 3 drops (or) 1/2 tsp of vanilla into the cold bowl.

• Using a hand whisk will take a really long time since this is not whipping cream but fresh Amul heavy cream (It is a low fat cream) Hence it takes more time to whisk until it becomes light and airy.

• Do not over whisk. It took me 20 minutes of whisking with an electric hand whisk. 

• Whisk until the texture is light and airy and you see soft peaks on your whisker. You can whisk until you get the consistency you want for the icing of the cake :)

• Prepare the strawberries before hand,  If the strawberries are sour you can sweeten them by placing the cut strawberries coated with sugar dust or sugar syrup in a bowl overnight, or for a few hours. (I have cleaned the berries, dried them and then coated them with fine sugar and left them in the freezer for a few days prior to baking the cake).

• Coat the entire cake with layers of whipped cream and decorate with the strawberries however you like :)

~ENJOY~