Air fryer vanilla cupcakes are soft, moist, light, and delicious. They are easy to make and can easily be made vegan.
For days your oven is busy or if you want to make a small batch of cupcakes and don't want to turn the oven on and wait until it preheats, air fryer is a great option.
I love making these eggless vanilla cupcakes in the air fryer from scratch and hopefully you will enjoy making them too.
Ingredients
To make vanilla cupcakes, I have used all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, milk, sugar, and a little salt.
Baking soda, baking powder, and vinegar helps in leavening and making the cake light, soft, and fluffy.
For icing the cupcakes, homemade buttercream frosting or storebought one can be used.
Instructions
Once you gather all the ingredients, put all the wet and dry ingredients in the stand mixer bowl. Mix everything well with the wire attachment to make a smooth and lump-free batter.
Step 1: Gather all the ingredients.
Step 2: Mix all the ingredients to make a lump-free smooth batter.
Pour the batter into silicone cupcake molds and fill them up to ⅔rd capacity. Place them into the air fryer basket, there is no need to preheat the air fryer.
Air fry the vanilla cupcakes for about 12 minutes at 320°F. Once it is done air frying, insert a toothpick at the center of one of the cupcakes to test if they are done. If it comes out clean, it is done, else it needs to be cooked for a few more minutes.
Step 3: Fill the silicone cups to ⅔rd capacity.
Step 4: Air fry the cupcakes for about 12 minutes at 320°F.
Take the cupcakes out carefully from the air fryer and continue with the remaining batches. Once the cupcakes cool down, decorate them with buttercream frosting.
Variations
If you want to make it to serve with coffee or tea along with morning breakfast, you can skip the frosting.
To make it vegan, use vegan milk for making the cupcakes and vegan butter and milk to make the frosting instead of regular butter and heavy cream.
You might also like these air fryer chocolate cupcakes and air fryer lava cake.
Equipment
To mix the cake batter, I have used the KitchenAid stand mixer. A hand mixer or hand blender can be used as well.
For air frying the vanilla cupcakes, I have used the 4 qt. Instant Vortex Plus air fryer. Any other air fryer like basket style or tray style will work. Depending on the capacity of the air fryer you may have to air fry the cupcakes in multiple batches.
Storage
Frosted vanilla cupcakes can be stored at room temperature for 4-5 days. They can also be frozen for about 3 months. When you are ready to eat, keep it out at room temperature for about an hour until it softens.
Top tip
- To make a lump-free batter, it is best to sift the flour.
- There is no need to preheat the air fryer.
- Insert a toothpick to check if the cupcake is done, if it comes out clean, it is done, or else you will have to air fry it for a minute or 2 more.
- Use flavorless oil like grapeseed oil, sunflower oil, or any vegetable oil, or you may get the taste of oil in the cupcakes.
FAQ
Can you put paper cupcake liners in the air fryer?
Yes, you can put paper cupcake liners in the air fryer along with a muffin pan. Baking cups can be used without muffin pans as they will be sturdy and hold shape while air frying.
Related
Looking for other recipes like this? Try these:
- Air fryer chocolate cupcakes
- Air fryer banana muffins
- Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Air fryer lava cake
- Air fryer chocolate cake
Pairing
These are my favorite dishes to serve with air fryer vanilla cupcakes:
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
- 1 cup Milk
- ⅓ cup Oil
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup All purpose flour (180 grams, sifted)
- ¾ cup Organic cane sugar
- ¾ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
For buttercream frosting
- ½ cup Butter (unsalted, room temperature)
- 2 cup Powdered sugar (½ lb., use store-bought)
- 1 ½ tablespoon Heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
Make vanilla cupcakes in air fryer
- Place all the wet and dry ingredients in the stand mixer bowl and mix well on medium speed using the wire attachment.
- Push any flour on the sides of the bowl using a silicone spatula while mixing the ingredients.
- Fill silicone cupcake holders with the cupcake batter to about ⅔rd its capacity.
- Air fry the cupcakes for 12 minutes at 320°F.
- Insert a toothpick in the center of the cupcake. If it comes out clean, it is done. Else air fry it for 1-2 minutes until done.
- Allow the cupcake to completely cool down before applying any frosting.
Make buttercream frosting
- Whip the butter in the stand mixer using the wire attachment starting from low (2) to medium speed(5-6) for about 2-3 minutes until it becomes fluffy.
- Add 1 cup powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla extract.
- Continue whisking for about a minute until the sugar is well mixed.
- Add the remaining sugar and continue beating the mixture for about 3 minutes until it is light and fluffy.
- Add the heavy cream to get the desired consistency and continue beating for about 5-7 minutes until it is light, fluffy, and smooth.
Frosting the cupcakes
- Let the cupcakes cool down completely.
- Put the frosting in the piping bag.
- Decorate the cupcakes as desired.
Notes
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Bake the cupcakes for about 15-18 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean.
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