Easy Air Fryer Guinness Chocolate Cake (Printable View)

Rich, moist chocolate cake infused with deep Guinness stout flavors, air-fried to perfection in 40 minutes.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
04 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
05 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

06 - 1/2 cup Guinness stout, room temperature
07 - 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
08 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
09 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
10 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Optional Topping

11 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting
12 - Whipped cream or chocolate ganache for serving

# Cooking Steps:

01 - Preheat air fryer to 320°F for 5 minutes.
02 - Grease and line a 7-inch round cake pan that fits your air fryer basket.
03 - In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
04 - In a separate bowl, combine Guinness, buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
05 - Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
06 - Transfer batter to prepared cake pan and smooth top evenly.
07 - Place pan in preheated air fryer basket. Cook for 23-27 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs.
08 - Remove from air fryer and let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
09 - Dust with powdered sugar before serving, or top with whipped cream or chocolate ganache if desired.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The air fryer creates this incredible tender crumb that feels like magic every single time
  • Guinness adds such depth without making it taste like beer, just really intensely chocolate
  • Its ready in under an hour but tastes like you spent all afternoon making it
02 -
  • Overmixing creates a tough dense cake, so stop as soon as you no longer see dry flour
  • Every air fryer heats differently, so start checking at 23 minutes even if the recipe says longer
  • The cake continues cooking slightly after removal, so pulling it out with a few moist crumbs is perfect
03 -
  • Use a kitchen scale for the flour if you have one, accuracy matters more than you would think
  • Let the Guinness go flat for about 15 minutes before measuring to avoid overflowing your pan

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