<?php 
    var $components = array('Mailer');

    // Inside your method:

    // Set up mail
    $this->Mailer->init();
    $this->Mailer->AddAddress('recipient@example.com');
    $this->Mailer->Subject = 'My Subject';
    // Set PHPMailer vars and call PHPMailer methods (see PHPMailer API for more info)
    
    // Set mail body
    ob_start();
    $this->render('nameOfEmailTemplate', 'nameOfEmailLayout');
    $this->Mailer->Body = ob_get_clean();

    // Send mail	        		        
    if ($this->Mailer->send()) {
        echo 'Mail was sent successfully.';
     } else {
        echo 'There was a problem sending mail: '.$this->Mailer->ErrorInfo;
    }
?>