Air Fryer Cupcakes (from a mix)

by: Air Fryer Eats Team
Updated: November 15, 2024

Air Fryer Cupcakes will be a hit with your family. Making cupcakes in the air fryer has never been easier. Just mix the batter and air fry!

black air fryer basket containing 6 silcone cupcake molds holding cooked cupcakes

We haven’t created too many sweets in our air fryer yet, but just thinking about air fryer dessert recipes has me drooling.

What You’ll Need

whisk, measuring cups, fork, white bowl with raw eggs, box mix of cake mix and black air fryer basket, all pictures
Mixing Bowl
Cake Mix
Measuring Cup
Small bowl
Silicone Cupcake Holders
Whisk
  • Mix: I used a boxed cake mix. Any brand will do.
  • Whisk
  • Silicone Cupcake Holders
  • Small Bowl
  • Large Measuring Bowl/ Mixing Bowl
  • Measuring Cups
Cupcake batter (uncooked) in molds in air fryer basiet

How to Make Them

  1. Select the cake mix that you’d like to use. I used a boxed cake mix. Any brand will do.
  2. Gather the ingredients needed for the cake mix per the instructions on the box.
  3. Follow the instructions on the box to mix the ingredients.
  4. Put silicone muffin liners into the air fryer basket. Fill each silicon liner about 3/4 full.
  5. Air Fryer the cupcakes at 350 F (176C) for 11 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Let cupcakes cool completely, then frost if you’d like.
person's hand holding up a cooked air fryer cupcake in a blue silcone mold

In the past, I’ve tried Air Fryer Cookies. I’d like to expand that!If you want to do a from scratch recipe in your air fryer you can adapt this Gluten Free Cake or these cinnamon roll cupcakes.

person's hand holding up a cooked air fryer cupcake in a blue silcone mold
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Air Fryer Cupcakes

Air Fryer Cupcakes will be a hit with your family. Making cupcakes in the air fryer has never been easier. Just mix the batter and air fry!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 1kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 box cake mix
  • ingredient called for on the cake mix box

Instructions

  • Select the cake mix that you'd like to use.
  • Gather ingredients needed for the cake mix. Follow instructions on the box. Mix all ingredients together.
  • Put silicone muffin liners into air fryer basket. Fill each silicon liner about 3/4 full.
  • Air Fry the cupcakes at 350 F (176C) for 11 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cupcakes cool completely, then frost if you'd like.

Notes

  • **The nutrition for this recipe is not accurate. It will depend on what mix you select.
  • Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1mg
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pin with text saying air fryer cupcakes. Cupcake mix, cupcake holders and measuring cups on top pixture. Bottom picture is silcone molds holding cooked cupcake batter in an air fryer basket.

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16 Comments

  1. I just have to ask, do you have any recipe for air fryer bread? considering the quarantine situation now, I really wanna try it on my air fryer. Thanks

    1. That’s a great question!! I don’t but I think it would be something to work on for sure! BTW, I LOVE your site! I have a pup of my own!

    1. Hi Vicky, I am not 100% sure, but it should be very similar. Some members in our facebook group have the oven you have and they’ve made many of our other recipes and the timing/temp was almost exact. It may take a bit of playing. I would just watch/check them in the last 3-4 minutes ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. 5 stars
    The kids have been getting quite bored with being at home during this pandemic. So I decided Iโ€™d involve them more in the kitchen. I saw your directions for air fryer cupcakes and I knew we had a box mix. We made them together and they turned out great. So easy!!

    1. I have tried them and they worked for me. They do make me a little more nervous but the 2 times I used them it worked okay. ๐Ÿ™‚ I ended up buying the silicone ones for more peace of mind ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. 5 stars
    I have got to tell you that these turned out great. I got some boxed cake mix from my latest grocery delivery. I made these today with my toddler and they turned out great! Super easy!

    1. Hi there, sorry I just found this question in the spam part. it is the air circulation that makes cupcakes and even egg cups drift ๐Ÿ™‚

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