This is how to make Instant Pot angel food cake! Fluffy fat free cake right in your pressure cooker that tastes amazing! You have got to try this for dessert this week, it will be a huge hit at your house for sure.
I made this Instant Pot angel food cake the other day and it came out super fluffy! It didn’t last long when my family got home either. It became an after school treat right away. Definitely one of my favorite Instant Pot recipes here on The Typical Mom. (affiliate links present)
Ninja Foodi Angel Food Cake
I’m a sucker for angel food cake, probably because my Grandma made it for me as a child for each and every birthday. I love that it is a fat free cake too so I don’t feel guilty if I have an extra piece on “those days”.
You can use any brand of pressure cooker you have at home though. If you have a crockpot express that one works just the same as this, and for a Ninja Foodi you will use the lid that is NOT attached. They all work great as long as you use the directions listed below.
If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should know how to deglaze a pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the model I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.
Angel Food Cake Instant Pot
I have made many Instant Pot dessert recipes before but I must say this was the easiest and brought back a lot of memories too.
- Angel Food Cake mix – this is the one I use
- if yours has a separate pouch of dry egg whites you want to combine it all
- 7″ Angel Food Cake pan – seriously it is so cute – if that is out of stock this 6″ pan will fit in your 6 qt or 8″ pan will fit in your 8 qt IP
- Cup of water
- Instant Pot or pressure cooker – the one above is the one I have
- 1/4 cup Raspberry jam (warmed) – optional but great, I use whole fruit varieties
- whipped cream and/or powdered sugar is great too on top
Use a large bowl to whip it up light and fluffy. You’ll need to cover with foil too so you’ll need a bit of that. Doesn’t this just look amazing?? My favorite dessert of all time.
7 Inch Angel Food Cake Recipe
See how fluffy it is! It actually took me two tries to get the timing right but I knew I could do it. I started making just meals in my Instant Pot when I got it but soon I bought a 6″ bundt pan and made this amazing Instant Pot coffee cake and then the idea hit me….I could make just about anything in it if I had the correct pans!
I warmed a little raspberry jam and drizzled it on top for color and it added a lot of amazing flavor to this fat free cake too.
- One box will make 2 Instant Pot angel food cakes so if you just want one follow the recipe below.
If you want 2 then double this and use the whole box of cake mix and cook it twice….you get the drift. 😉 Here’s a video showing you how we make it:
Instant Pot Shortcake
You can see here how the middle section of your Instant Pot angel food cake just lifts off the sides once you loosen it and then you loosen the bottom where it is setting on the pan and gently turn it over on to your fingers. Then it should slide off without having to use non stick spray. Gently place it on a plate and enjoy.
Yes, if you use a 7-8 inch tube pan that will fit. You will use the same boxed mix with the ingredients listed to make the batter but only half will be used at a time. That means you can make 2 angel food cakes with 1 box this way. A great small batch cake to make for 4 people.
Here are a few other angel food cake recipes to enjoy!
I also have a big list of angel food cake mix recipes you can try too!
Boxed Angel Food Cake in Instant Pot
Here are quick directions, printable recipe card is below as well: Use half of your angel food cake mix box which is 1.5 cups. Put into a bowl. Combine this with 1/2 c water and 1/8 c water. I list them separately because most people don’t have an 1/8 c measuring cup so just use your 1/4 c and fill half way along with your 1/2 c water.
- Use a mixer to mix water and angel food cake mix for about a minute on high or until it starts to fluff up like meringue.
- Spoon the mixture into your 7″ angel food cake pan and cover with tinfoil.
- Put a trivet or a small glass bowl at the bottom of your Instant Pot or pressure cooker with about 1.5 c of water surrounding it so it can steam your cake.
- Place your cake on your trivet inside the Instant Pot and close your lid and steam valve. Set to manual, pressure, high, for 27 minutes cook time.
- Do a slow release (move steam valve slightly so steam comes out very slowly). Lift lid off quickly so the water inside doesn’t cover your foil.
- Carefully lift your pan out and set on a cooling rack. Remove foil and allow to cool.
Do NOT grease your pan. The non stick pan is enough for it to not adhere and it allows the cake to “creep up” as it rises.
Use a knife to loosen cake from pan on the sides of the pan. Push bottom gently and pull up on middle metal piece of pan to lift out. Use knife to loosen cake from bottom rim and a bit on the middle stem of the pan so it slides off. Put on plate and enjoy or add a bit of whipped cream to the top….that is delicious too. 1 angel food cake mix box makes 2 Instant Pot angel food cakes.
Instant Pot Angel Food Cake
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1.5 c Angel Food Cake Mix
- 1.5 c water, for bottom of Instant Pot
- 1/2 c water, for mix
- 1/8 c water, for mix
Instructions
- Use half of your angel food cake mix box which is 1.5 cups. Put into a bowl.
- Combine cake mix with 1/2 c water and 1/8 c water. (I list them separately because most people don’t have an 1/8 c measuring cup so just use your 1/4 c and fill half way along with your 1/2 c water.
- Use a mixer to mix water and angel food cake mix for about a minute on high or until it starts to fluff up like meringue.
- Do NOT grease your pan. The non stick pan is enough for it to not adhere and it allows the cake to “creep up” as it rises. Spoon the mixture into your 7″ angel food cake pan and cover with tinfoil.
- Put a trivet or a small glass bowl at the bottom of your Instant Pot or pressure cooker with about 1.5 c of water surrounding it so it can steam your cake.
- Place your cake on your trivet inside the Instant Pot and close your lid and steam valve.
- Set to manual, pressure, high, for 27 minutes.
- Do a slow release (move steam valve slightly so steam comes out very slowly).
- Lift lid off quickly so the water inside doesn’t cover your foil.
- Carefully lift your pan out and set on a cooling rack.
- Remove foil and allow to cool.
- Use a knife to loosen cake from pan on the sides of the pan. Push bottom gently and pull up on middle metal piece of pan to lift out. Use knife to loosen cake from bottom rim and a bit on the middle stem of the pan so it slides off.
- Put on plate and enjoy or add a bit of melted raspberry jam to the top….that is delicious too.
- 1 angel food cake mix box makes 2 Instant Pot angel food cakes.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve made this twice. The first time I used the box mix with the 2 packages of mix, it was horrible. I really messed it up somewhere. The second time I used the box mix with only 1 package of mix. It turned out perfectly. I have really enjoyed your recipes!
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Very nice, thank you. 1/8 cup could also translate to 2 tablespoons.