Easy Chocolate Instant Pot Cake

This easy chocolate Instant Pot cake is so delicious and moist! It really is this easy to make a moist Ninja Foodi pressure cooker cake for a birthday or just dessert after dinner.

Homemade Instant Pot Cake

We made this Instant Pot dump cake quite a while back and it was yummy so this is along those same lines but I used a different ingredient to make this pressure cooker dessert more fluffy and more like cake than the traditional dump cake texture.

• I only used ingredients I had in my cupboard and fridge for ease. 

I will tell you this cake cooked in the Instant Pot is VERY moist so it doesn’t have the super duper spring back a normal oven baked cake has. I mean essentially you are steaming it so that makes sense. We love ooey gooey moist desserts so it was a real winner at our house.

Can you bake a cake pan in an Instant Pot?

Yes, I have made many delicious homemade desserts in my pressure cooker. This is probably the most decadent with the richest flavors, made from scratch. Our Instant Pot coffee cake is a fabulous treat too. If you haven’t baked in your pressure cooker yet I’d give it a whirl.

Can I bake directly in the Instant Pot?

Not really. You can make treats right in the pot like baked apples and things but if you want to “bake” in a pressure cooker you are essentially steaming it. To keep together in a round shape as you would expect you need an Instant Pot 7″ springform pan accessory to pour the batter into.

Instant Pot Chocolate Cake Ingredients

1. Large bowl to whisk ingredients, and mixer is very helpful
2. Cup of water
3. Unsweetened chocolate and cocoa
4. All purpose flour
5. Butter
6. Coffee
7. Soda, beer – or other liquid
8. Baking soda
9. Sour cream
10. Sugar
11. Eggs
12. Vanilla frosting – if you want it on top

You start just like when making our Instant Pot brownies. Prep your cake pan by spraying liberally with non-stick baking spray, then a light dusting with cocoa powder. Set to the side.

Can I melt chocolate in an Instant Pot?

You could make the ganache right in the pot using the saute function. Downside to that is you’ll have to remove when done, wait to cool, wash, and then use to bake. If you use your IP you will; heat your cream to a light bubble. Place your chocolate in a double boiler (use a metal bowl set on a trivet in a pressure cooker). Pour heated cream over chocolate pieces and let sit for 1 minute, then stir to combine.

How to bake a cake using a pressure cooker

You can do this in a medium saucepan over medium heat too. Make sure to stir often until chocolate melts. Stir in Whiskey if using, and salt to taste.Set ganache aside to cool to room temperature.

• In a medium saucepan add the stout, coffee, and butter. Heat over medium, stirring often until butter melts. Add in the cocoa powder and mix until smooth. Set the mixture to the side and allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.In a stand mixer, add your eggs and sour cream.
• Beat on medium until combined. Then reduce the speed to low and add the chocolate beer mixture.
• Mix until well combined. Begin to add flour mixture in thirds. Beat on low until combined. Pour the batter into your springform pan.
• Place a trivet in your Instant Pot. Add 3/4 cup water to the Instant Pot. Lower the cake into the Instant Pot on the trivet.
• Seal and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes, then quick release the pressure release valve when done.
• Let the cake cool for a good 15 minutes. Place the ganache you made in the microwave for 45 seconds, heat until melted.
• Pour the chocolate sauce over the top of the cake. Set to the side.

Prepare your frosting = Add softened sticks of butter to the mixer. Add Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. Mix until butter and liqueur are completely blended. Add powdered sugar. Beat on low until well combined and stiff peaks begin to form.

Then move the mixer up to medium-high speed.Blend for 1 minute. Spread the frosting on top of the cake.Enjoy!

How to Make an Instant Pot Cake with Cake Mix

There is another way to make an Instant Pot bundt cake using cake mix. You can get the same moist texture if you don’t want to go all out and do homemade from scratch.

• Spray inside of a 7″ springform pan
• Mix together cake mix with necessary ingredients on box.
• Pour into bundt pan, cover with foil.
• Put trivet inside pressure cooker with 1.5 c. water.
• Lower bundt pan on to trivet.
• Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 50 minutes
• Do a natural release and lift out.
• Cool, flip out of the cake pan (that’s where the cooking spray helps) and add whipped cream or frosting. Sprinkled 1/2 cup chocolate chips on top is great too.

Save any leftovers by placing aluminum foil on top. You can leave it on the counter and should because it will stay more moist if kept out of the fridge. It will be just fine as is as long as it is covered tightly. Warming in the microwave for 45 sec. is great when you’re ready to enjoy again. It’s a great 30 minute cooking time cake recipe you can make quickly.

What can you bake in an Instant Pot?

Want more options for making a pressure cooker cake? Try our Instant Pot angel food cake too! Super sweet, fluffy, and fat free too. It is probably one of my favorite easy dessert recipes ever.

• Like I said before, this method of “baking” does create a different consistency than you’re probably used to.
• If you like really airy and fluffy cakes, this probably isn’t how you want to bake a cake.

As far as breads, it makes them really moist too. I did this with our pressure cooker cornbread and loved how it turned out.

Can you bake a chocolate cake in a Ninja Foodi?

Yes, you would use the lid that isn’t attached and the pressure cook button to make this one. For more Instant Pot desserts refer to this pot, they all work for this pot too. Now jump to recipe below and get going. There is nutritional information listed with calories, saturated fat, etc…. if you’d like that too but just enjoy.