Instant Pot Apple Cake
Instant Pot Apple cake is a good one to make for the holidays, but it tastes great year-round. Once you give it a try, you’ll be making pressure cooker apple spice cakes for every occasion. Making this Instant Pot Apple Cake could not be easier. It only takes a few ingredients, including a simple box cake mix and makes it into a really amazing treat. Plus, you free up your oven for other dishes for the busy holiday season.
Ingredients
For the Cake:
For the Icing:
For the Toppings:
Instructions
- Step 1
Using a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cake mix, canola oil, water and eggs until combined and smooth.
- Step 2
Spray the springform pan with Pam baking spray.
- Step 3
Pour the batter into the pan, filling it to about 3/4 full.
- Step 4
Place your trivet inside the instant pot.
- Step 5
Cover the top of the springform pan with a paper towel and foil.
- Step 6
Place the springform pan into the instant pot and close the lid, making sure the vent is sealed.
- Step 7
Cook on manual/ high pressure for 30 minutes.
- Step 8
Do a natural release for 15 minutes.
- Step 9
Remove the cake and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Step 10
Place cake onto the cake board.
- Step 11
Using a cake leveler, cut the dome off and slice the cake in half.
- Step 12
For the icing, using a stand mixer, beat all ingredients together until combined, smooth and with stiff peaks.
- Step 13
Scoop 1 cup of frosting into the piping bag and set aside.
- Step 14
To build the cake, remove the apples from the apple pie filling and chop into bite size pieces placed into a bowl with about 3 tablespoons of the filling jam.
- Step 15
Using the bottom layer of the cake, scoop1 cup of frosting onto the layer and smooth evenly.
- Step 16
Place the second layer on top.
- Step 17
Using the remaining frosting, frost the entire cake.
- Step 18
Using the piping bag, pipe dollops along the edge of the cake.
- Step 19
Scoop the apple pie filling into the center of the top of the cake.
- Step 20
Drizzle caramel sauce over the cake.
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