Instant Pot Cake Recipe - Box Mix Transformed
I have made this Instant Pot Cake recipe a hundred times and it turns out perfectly every single time. It's made with a boxed cake mix (SO easy!), it is such a moist cake filled with flavor, and much less porous than its oven-baked counterpart. Nobody has to know this delicious cake was not made completely from scratch.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 384kcal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz cake mix plus any ingredients required from package
- 1 cup mix-ins examples: chocolate chips, sprinkles, M&Ms, caramel bits, optional
- 4 cups chocolate buttercream frosting or any buttercream of choice
Instructions
- Pour 1 1/2 cups water into the Instant Pot and place trivet in pot. Coat a round 6- or 7-inch cake pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Divide between two same-size bowls and pour the batter from one of the bowls into the prepared pan. Cover with foil and place pan on the trivet in the Instant Pot.
- Place the cover on the pot and set timer to 35 minutes on high pressure (cake setting). It will take the IP around 6 minutes to build up pressure before it begins cooking.
- When cooking is done, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes then do a quick release and allow the float valve to drop.
- Remove cover and check if cake is done by sticking a toothpick into the center. Remove pan from the Instant Pot and let cool for 5 minutes. Carefully invert the cake and remove from pan. Let cool on a wire rack. Cut rounded top off cake. Repeat process with remaining batter.
- Spread frosting over the top of one cooled cake, top with the remaining cake and remaining frosting. Cover and refrigerate until ready to cut in slices and serve!
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Notes
- I love the trivet that comes with the Instant Pot because it allows you to easily lower awkward or large things down into the pot. Use your trivet to lower the batter-filled, foil-covered cake pan before cooking! There’s no need to create a “foil sling” or to use a bakeware sling because the trivet gets the job done itself.
- You'll find a "cake" button on newer models of Instant Pot. If your pressure cooker has this button, use it! If not, use the "pressure cook" button, and for the same amount of time.
- I tested this cake with “extras” in the batter (chocolate chips or M&M’s, for example) and without and the cake turned out great both ways, every time. Do not exceed more than 1 cup of extras.
- Make sure you have all of the ingredients listed on the box before starting.
Can You Use a Regular Cake Pan in an Instant Pot
Normal 8- or 9-inch round cake pans will not fit inside an Instant Pot, so you will need to get either a 6-inch pan or a 7-inch round cake pan if you don’t already have one. An Instant Pot cake pan is essential for the success of this recipe.Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg
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