Easy Instant Pot chocolate cake is so good you won't want to share! Like our pressure cooker browniesthis is one of the moistest dessert you can make in a Ninja Foodi too and only takes 35 minutes!

A person with red nail polish holds a spoonful of frosted chocolate cake, freshly baked in a pressure cooker, above a plate containing the remaining cake. Decorated with white and blue sprinkles, the cake has a slice missing.

This tastes like the moistest flourless chocolate cake you've ever had (but it does have flour in it). Baked right in your little pressure cooker it locks all the flavor in and comes out dense with a deep chocolate flavor. Definitely one of our favorite dessert Instant Pot recipes. (affiliate links present)

Instant Pot Cake Recipe

We like to use dark chocolate cocoa powder for a deep flavor but you could use traditional unsweetened variety too. If you are looking for a good alternative to baking in the oven this is it!

Whether you call it a brownie, a cake, or a slice of heaven we guarantee you won't want to share this Instant Pot dessert and everyone in your house will want to help you finish it!! We have a 6 qt. pressure cooker and make quite a few Instant Pot desserts in it.

cake batter in a round baking pan sits next to a bowl and a box of cocoa powder on a blue countertop, waiting to transform into an instant pot chocolate cake.

Ingredients

Softened butter or dairy free alternative works
White sugar makes it sweet
All purpose flour for the dry ingredients
Unsweetened cocoa powder regular or dark
Baking powder will allow it to rise
1/4 tsp vanilla is a good add in
2 eggs added at room temperature

Equipment

You are going to need a 6″ springform pan you see here with parchment paper inserts work best. It helps you lift out the whole thing in one piece without breaking apart once done. We added warmed raspberry jam – what we used for the topping you see here. You could opt for vanilla ice cream or spoon it out as is.

We actually forgot to use one of our parchment paper inserts on this batch and it was okay but it is much easier to lift the cake out and make sure it doesn't fall apart when transferring it to a plate with them.

Like we said it doesn't turn out like a Cake with hot water that will rise in the oven, it is more dense than that and quite frankly 100% more good!! Of course the raspberry sauce is optional and all we did was warm up some fresh raspberry jam we bought and poured it on top with a sprinkle of some powdered sugar to pretty it up!

How to Bake Chocolate Cake in Pressure Cooker

Mix dry ingredients, and in another bowl blend wet
Blend well
Pour in water into the bottom of your pot with a trivet at the bottom.
Spoon your batter into your springform pan.
Cover with foil.
Place pan on top of your trivet.
Set to high pressure
Allow to naturally release pressure.
Take off foil
Allow to cool and settle on a cooling rack

If you've had a pudding cake before it has the consistency and flavor of that!! It's dense and has an immense punch of chocolate flavor in every bite. Even though it is small it is so rich that it's solid cut into fourths for us to enjoy.

Other pressure cooker chocolate desserts

Better than sex cake – the name says it all, you've gotta' try this!
Lava cake recipe is similar to this but gooier and with cherries
There's a video showing you how to make Instant Pot chocolate pudding cake in this post too. We'd make both of these and decide which you like best.

Instant Pot Chocolate Cake

By This easy Instant Pot chocolate cake with raspberry sauce recipe is so good you won't want to share! The moistest cake ever and only takes 35 minutes! Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 35 minutes minsTotal: 45 minutes minsServings: 5 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

5 tbsp butter softened
1 c sugar
3/4 c flour
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
3/4 c raspberry jam

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients together well.
In another bowl blend together your eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla.
Pour into dry mixture and blend well, it will be thick.
Pour 1 1/2 c. water into the bottom of your Instant Pot, place a trivet at the bottom of your pot.
Spray your springform pan with non stick spray, Lay your parchment paper insert inside (if you're using one).
Spoon your batter into your springform pan.
Cover pan with foil.
Place pan on top of your trivet inside your Instant Pot. (easiest to make a sling so you can lift it back out easily)
Close the lid and steam valve and set to manual, pressure, high, for 35 minutes.
Allow to naturally release pressure.
Carefully lift pan out of your Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
Quickly take off foil so water residue on top doesn't empty on to your cake.
Allow to cool and settle for at least 10 minutes.
Undo lock on side of springform pan to release the cake from the pan. Lift cake out carefully using side handles on your parchment paper insert.
Warm jam in microwave for 1 minute and pour on top. Serve!

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

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A hand with teal-painted nails holds a fork with a bite of instant pot chocolate cake topped with red berry sauce. In the background, a blurred colorful tablecloth is visible with more of the dessert on a plate.

Can you use any cake pan in the Ninja Foodi?

No, they need to be smaller because of the size of the machine. Typically we will use a mini bundt pan, or a 6-8 inch springform pan to bake cake in a pressure cooker. You will need a trivet to keep it out of the water below but works quite well.

Is a cake baked in an Instant Pot good?

Depends on whom you ask, it does have a different texture. Keep in mind that the end result will be dense, like flourless chocolate cake consistency. fudgy similar to an undercooked brownie, it is beyond decadent if you ask us.