Instant Pot Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

serving slice of pressure cooker carrot cake on a cake stand

Instant Pot Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pressure Cooker Carrot Cake is so easy to make in the Instant Pot with a boxed cake mix. It's so moist and delicious everyone will think it's from scratch!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Instant Pot carrot cake

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Cooling 30

Total Time 1 35

Servings servings

Calories 693kcal

Author lalaine

Equipment

6 qt- Pressure cooker
7-inch springform cake pan
trivet
aluminum foil

Ingredients

1 box (15.5 ounces) spice cake mix
water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups grated carrots

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped

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Instructions

Spray the inside of the cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, 1 cup water, vegetable oil, and eggs. Prepare according to the package.
Add the grated carrots and stir to evenly distribute.
Pour into the prepared cake pan until almost ¾ full. Do not overfill the pan, if there is extra keep for another use.
Add 1 cup of water in the Instant Pot and place trivet.
Wrap the cake in aluminum foil and place on the trivet.
Close the lid and set the valve to the SEALING position. Pressure cook on HIGH pressure for 50 minutes.
When the cooking time is done, do a QUICK RELEASE, and carefully open the lid.
Remove the cake from the Instant Pot and unwrap the foil. Allow the cake to cool for 25-35 minutes and release from the springform pan.
When the cake has fully cooled, spread the cream cheese frosting over the top and sides of the cake evenly.
Sprinkle the chopped pecans across the cream cheese layer. Slice into serving portions.
For the cream cheese frosting
In a bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla using an electric mixer at low speed.
Gradually add powdered sugar and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.

Notes

The cake will have a slight dome when pressure cooked. For easy frosting, you can slice the dome off to level the cake or invert it with the flat side up on a serving platter.

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