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Carrot Cake Instant Pot

This is the best carrot cake recipe ever. Do try it. It is really moist and tastes delicious.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Cake
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: carrot cake
Servings: 10 pieces
Calories: 550kcal
Author: Rosie

Ingredients

  • 7 oz White Flour 200g or 1.25 cups
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 0.25 oz Baking soda -7g
  • 7 oz Sugar - 200g
  • 5.6 oz Sultanas - 160 g
  • 3.1 oz Walnut pieces chopped - 90g
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 8.8 oz Sunflower oil - 250g
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 3.5 oz Icing sugar - 100g
  • 8.8 oz Cream Cheese - 250g
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice

Instructions

  • Method
  • Mix all dry ingredients together using a mixer on slow speed until thoroughly combined
  • Add combined wet ingredients and mix on slow until just combined. Scrape down the side of the bowl to ensure even mixing
  • Next cut a circle of baking paper and put it on the bottom of your cake tin. (make sure your tin will fit inside the Instant pot bowl)
  • Grease the paper on the bottom and the sides of the tin with butter or oil release spray. (We actually lined the sides of our tray with baking paper also)
  • Put in the wet mix to the cake tin to ¾ full no more.
  • Wrap the whole cake tin in Aluminum foil quite tightly.
  • Put 2 cups of water into the Instant Pot bowl and put in the trivet.
  • Lower the wrapped cake tin in using two slings (folded up foil to about 1 inch wide)  made of Aluminum foil.  When the cake is in fold the slings down a little so you can put the Instant pot lid on.
  • Set to pressure cook - High for 75 minutes.  Use the fast release button to let out the pressure when the timer is finished
  • Open the foil off the top of the cake - check it is cooked, by putting a thin skewer in the cake, and if it comes out clean the cake is done.  If the cake is not ready put in again for another 15 minutes.
  • Making the Frosting.  Sieve the Icing sugar to remove all lumps.
  • Combine the cream cheese, icing sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla using a mixer.  Mix on 1 or slow speed to combine. Then beat on 3 until smooth and creamy.  Top the cake using a frosting spatula
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Notes

This cake is rich and quite moist. It will also freeze really well.
You can also make the cake mix the day before and leave it in the fridge overnight - it keeps well. Just take out 2 hours before cooking to allow the mix to warm up to room temperature

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 550kcal