Easy instant pot cake recipe! You will like these pressure cooker cake recipes of instant pot chocolate cake, vanilla, and red velvet. They are easy to make and delicious.
Lightly grease the cake pan and line with parchment /baking paper. set aside.Add cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and baking soda into the flour. Mix well.
In another mixing bowl, add the eggs, oil, buttermilk then whisk. Add in the flour mix and mix till smooth then add the hot boiling water. Mix well till smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and cover with foil.Add a cup of water in the pot of the instant pot then put a trivet. Place the cake pan on the trivet, cover the instant pot with its lid and turn the knob to 'sealing'.Pressure cook on manual high for 35 minutes. After the 35 minutes, do a 10 minute natural release.
When the instant pot has lost all pressure, open the lid and bring the cake out.Take off the foil, and turn cake onto a cooling rack to cool.
FOR RED VELVET
In a bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder. Mix well and set aside.In another bowl, break the eggs then whisk. Add in the vegetable oil and red coloring, whisk then fold in the flour mixture. Add the wine vinegar and mix it in the batter.Pour the batter into a baking paper-lined cake pan then cover with foil.Add a cup of water in the pot of the instant pot then put in the trivet.Place the pan on the trivet, cover the instant pot with its lid and turn the knob to 'sealing' Pressure cook on manual high for 35 minutes. After the 35 minutes, do a 10 minute natural release. When the IP is depressurised, open the lid, and bring the cake out. Take off the foil, and turn cake onto a plate.
FOR VANILLA
Add all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar) in a bowl then mix. In a separate bowl, add the butter and sugar and use a hand mixer to mix till light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine then add in the flour mix. Mix and pour the batter into the lined cake pan.Add a cup of water in the pot of the instant pot then put in the trivet. Place the cake pan on the trivet, cover the instant pot with its lid and turn the knob to 'sealing'. Pressure cook on manual high for 35 minutes. After the 35 minutes, do 10 minute natural release. When the instant pot is depressurised, open the lid, and bring the cake out. Take off the foil, and turn cake onto a plate.
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Notes
Sift flour before use. This will help with lighter cake.
Bring eggs to room temperature before use.
Do not overmix batter once the flour has gone in.
Place cake pan on the trivet and not directly in the water.
Let the cake completely cool before adding frosting.
Nutrition Calculation is for the chocolate cake only without frosting.