A yummy cake for afternoon tea is always the best.
It doesn’t matter what it is for as long as it is yummy and also quick to make.
This airfryer cake is exactly what you need and it is indeed extremely quick to bake!
Orange & Poppy Seed Pound Cake with super orangey icing and fresh oranges.
I was looking online for something different to give people rather than the traditional fruit cake. I love orange and poppy seed and thought it would make a nice gift.
After looking online, I came across this recipe from BakerbyNature.com and had to give it a go.
Orange & Poppy Seed Pound Cake all cut and ready to eat. YUMMY!
Ingredients
4 large eggs
3/4 cup full-fat Greek yogurt (I didn’t have Greek yoghurt and used Jalna Vanilla Yoghurt)
1½ cups plain flour
1/4 cup poppy seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large organic orange, zested and juiced; divided
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup olive oil
My finished and very orangey, Orange & Poppy Seed Pound Cake.
Method
In the original, by Baker by Nature, it wanted to separate all ingredients and then add them with the wet and combine after having the orange be fragrant with the sugar.
I started off with the sugar and added the orange zest and then added all ingredients in one bowl.
Grease a pan and then pour in your cake mixture.
If you are making it in an oven you need it to be on about 180°C
The original recipe was from America and therefore had the temperature at 350 °F which equates to 176°C.
The timing of cooking this cake was listed at 50-55 minutes. Check if the top of the cake is golden and if your cake tester (skewer or knife like I use) comes out clean, then the cake is done.
I cooked this cake in the airfryer. It was on for 180°C for 28 minutes and it came out perfect.
Orange & Poppy Seed Pound Cake all ready for afternoon tea… would you love a slice now?
Orange Icing
I did my own version of the icing and added more orange to make it really pack a punch of orange.
1 cup and half of icing sugar
2 oranges using the zest and juice as well
Mix together and then you have some wonderfully orange icing
Wait for the cake to cool before icing and if you are gifting it is a good idea to ice the cake before gifting.
Serve with ice cream or cream if you wish, or just have the cake while warm on its own.
This cake is perfect to slice up and gift in a hamper or make for a special occasion. Stay tuned for more fab recipes in the Philips XXL Airfryer.
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I was sent a Philips Airfryer XXLto test out. Read on to learn how to cook hot chips and lamb chops & veggies in the airfryer.
Insert happy dance here. I do like getting lovely presents that can help the family, and especially me.
A big and huge thank you to Philips for this amazing gift.
Previous to getting an email about this wonderful airfryer I really hadn’t heard about them. Yes, I was in the dark about the world of airfrying. The airfyer is a healthier way to cook.
Healthiest way to fry* Twin TurboStar technology makes great-tasting fried food with the least amount of fat.**
XXL family size 1.4 kg capacity is large enough for a whole chicken or six portions of fries for the whole family.
Automatic settings 5 preset programs & Keep Warm mode — with digital display and QuickControl dial.
Easy to clean QuickClean basket & non-stick drawer wash up in 90 seconds — or pop them in the dishwasher.
So what is an airfryer?
Twin TurboStar technology combines with 2225 watts of power for effective fat removal. A ‘tornado’ of hot air melts away fat — capturing it all in the bottom of the Airfryer XXL for easy disposal. *Based on the fat content of chicken and pork compared to deep-fat frying and wok frying. The airfryer circulates hot air at high speed, and in turn, cooks the food. Food is crispy outside and tender on the inside. The Philips Airfryer can grill, fry, bake and roast.
How to make chips in the Philips Airfyer XXL
You might be surprised that making hot chips is rather simple. Ingredients:
6 potatoes
Oil of choice
Preparation time: 30 minutes, this includes cutting up potatoes and soaking the chips for 20 minutes.
Method:
I cut up 6 potatoes. I like to keep the skin on and therefore just washed them to take the excess dirt of them.
Once cut up they had to be soaked in water for 20mins.
After they have had their 20min bath, the chips need to be dried. You can either use a tea towel or a paper towel. I chose to use a tea towel.
Put the chips in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of oil.
Mix the oil around so that all the chips get coated in the oil.
Put all the chips in the airfyer basket. Make sure to do this by hand and to not tip them from the bowl into the tray. The airfyer does not like oil spilled in the try and therefore might have a negative outcome for the chips and machine if you do this.
Once in the basket, the chips are ready to be cooked.
Select the chips preset, make sure it on for 180 degrees Celsius and select 25 minutes for the cooking time.
At various times throughout cooking the chips stop the airfyer and move the chips around. This makes sure that they are all cooking well.
You will see the different times that you stop and stir the chips just how fast they are cooking.
Once all cooked, you can now enjoy yummy and healthy hot chips.
Yummy hot chips that I made with the Philips Airfryer XXL. They were so tasty and quick to make. Plus healthy as well.
Lamb Chops and Vegetables cooked with the Airfryer
Hubby decided he wanted to have a go of the new airfryer. He cooked the below meal and found the airfryer so easy to use.
Happy and cooking dinner with the Philips Airfryer XXL
Ingredients:
4 Lamb Chops
Rosemary and mint for marinade
2 Carrots finely chopped
2 Potatoes finely chopped
3 tablespoons of olive oil
Rice to serve. Hubby used the quick microwave rice that takes 9o seconds to cook. You can make your own or do the quick way like we did. (the actual recipe suggested mash potato but since we added potato to the vegetables we decided to use rice instead)
Lamb Chops and Vegetables cooked in the Philips Airfryer XXL.
Preparation time is roughly about 3 and half hours. This is taking into account the 3 hours time for the lamb chops to marinade and prep time for the vegetables. Cooking time is about 8 mins. 2 mins to sear the chops and then 6 more minutes to cook the vegetables with the chops. Method:
Marinade chops with mint and rosemary for 3 hours. You can cut the mint and rosemary into fine pieces or zap it as a paste in a mixer.
Once the meat is fully marinated then you can get ready to organise the other ingredients.
Cut up the carrot and potatoes into fine cubes. Note: You can use different vegetables if you like, it is up to you.
Soak the carrot and potatoes in water for 20 minutes. Drain thoroughly before adding to the airfryer pan.
Add the oil to the airfryer pan and move around to coat the bottom of the pan. This way it will allow your chops to not stick.
Heat the airfryer to 200 degrees Celsius.
Put the lamb chops in the air fryer to sear. This is only for 2 minutes.
Take out the lamb chops and set aside for a second.
Put in the vegetables on the bottom of the airfryer pan, then add the lamb chops on top of the vegetables.
Cook again at 200 degrees Celcius for another 6 minutes.
Now it is cooked you can make the rice. If you are using the quick and easy method of microwave rice it will only take you 9o seconds. We used Sunrice’s Rice & Quinoa
Now all done, you can enjoy your yummy meal.
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Do you have an airfryer? If you do, I’m sure you are like me and love yours as much as I do.
A while ago I was sent the Philips Airfryer XXL to test out and see what magic I could cook up. I’ve now had this amazing appliance for a few months and I wanted to share with you all the great recipes that I’ve been able to cook in the airfryer. I also recently received the Philips Baking Master Kit, an extra addition to trying out new things.
Philips Baking Master Kit for the Airfryer XXL
Cakes always come out perfect in the Philips Airfryer Cake Tin
I’ve made it even more easy and used packet mixes from the supermarket (You can make from scratch or use packet mixes)
Method
• Make the cake mixture • Grease the cake tin with a little butter or oil • Pour mixture into the tin • Set the airfryer to cake setting, 180 degrees for 28 mins • Leave to cook for the full 28 minutes and then wait till the airfryer beeps to tell you it is all done. • Once all cooked, take out of the airfryer carefully as it will be extremely hot (make sure to have an oven mitt to take out without burning yourself) • Leave for a bit and then take out of the tin to cool on a cooling rack. • Once cool, ice and decorate or serve warm with ice cream.
Orange and Poppy Seed Pound Cake cooked in the Philips Airfryer
Cupcakes
Method
Mix cake mixture
Fill 2/3 full in a silicone mould
120 degrees for 22 minutes on the cake setting (Cake setting defaults to 180 so just press the temp icon and change it to suit)
Cook for the required time limit
Once cooked take out and allow to cool
The cupcakes will come out easily of the silicone moulds and you will not need butter or oil in them (So this is even better)
Chocolate cupcakes straight out of the airfyer
Steak and Vegetables
Cooking steak and vegetables in the airfryer is so quick and easy. I’ve been amazed at how well it cooks steak and in fact any meat, it seems to keep the meat so moist.
I served the Steak and Vegetables with homemade Beetroot and Orange Spiced Chutney.
Ingredients
2 Scotch Steak Fillets
Olive Oil
3 Carrots
4 Potatoes
Chilli Flakes
Italian Herbs
Marinade
Soy Sauce and Honey – I added a tablespoon of honey and a good splash of soy.
Method
Cut up the carrots and potatoes roughly, small enough to cook quickly and be like bite-sized chip sizes.
Put carrots and potatoes in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix so that all vegetables have the oil on them.
Add a tablespoon of chilli flakes and a tablespoon of Italian herbs. Mix well together.
Add the vegetables to the airfryer basket.
Put airfryer on the M (Mixed Setting)
Set the temperature for 200 degrees and cook for 20 minutes. Make sure to stop at the 10-minute mark to stir and to make sure that they are cooking okay. If you don’t like your veggies crispy you might want to take them out at the 10-minute mark.
Once the veggies have completed the second 10 minutes of cooking time, take them out and keep warm.
Now make up the marinade if you haven’t done so already. Once the honey and soy marinade is complete put in the steaks so that they can be fully coated with the marinade.
Put the steaks in the airfryer basket
Set the airfryer to the meat preset
Set the temperature to 180 degrees and cook for 12 minutes. No need to stop to turn over, just let the meat cook.
Sausages and chops
Before I cooked the Steak and Vegetables, I did lamb chops and sausages for the kids’ dinner.
It was very simple and very quick. I just had to clean up the tray and basket before I cooked the steak and veggies.
Alexander’s Dinner
Note: Before I cooked the sausages and chops, I sprayed the basket with a little bit of olive oil.
The following went into the airfryer:
2 chops
4 sausages
They were cooked at 200 degrees on the meat setting for 12 minutes.
So yummy it’s all eaten!
Roast Chicken and Salad
I saw the roast chicken recipe video on the Philips website and wanted to give it a go. I did mine with a twist, I purchased an already marinated and stuffed chicken from the supermarket.
However, my chicken was a little bigger than it should have been so I was lucky that it fit okay into the airfryer. My chicken was 1.7kg and I was hoping to get a chicken that was 1.5kg at the biggest or maybe 1.2kg but the smallest was 1.7kg at the shops. It didn’t look that big, so I gave it a go.
Philips Airfryer Roast Chicken with Salad
Ingredients
1 whole chicken either marinated and stuffed by others or you can create your own.
Salad – I picked up a salad kit at the supermarket to make dinner even easier.
You can add vegetables, rice or other things to the chicken if you don’t want a salad.
Method
Spray the airfryer tray with some olive oil
Add the chicken to the airfryer tray
Set the airfryer to 180 degrees and choose the poultry setting
Entertaining is so easy with the Philips Airfryer XXL.You will create some super yummy and tasty meals and impress your family and friends.
Another benefit is that the airfryer uses less oil and is a healthier way to cook, with up to 90% less fat. Plus, it is a super quick way to create some family favourites.
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Do you have an airfryer? What is the best recipe you have created in yours? Share so we can all try your delicious recipes.
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