This is a fun twist on an old fashioned applesauce cake recipe that you can make in an Instant Pot! Sure it’s easy enough to bake cake in your oven. But you know how when it’s blazing hot outside the very last thing you want to do is turn on the oven and make it even hotter inside? Yeah. Baking an Instant Pot cake doesn’t heat up the house like that!
Be sure to try this easy and delicious French apple cake recipe, too!
3 reasons Instant Pot cake baking rocks
- Baking an Instant Pot cake doesn’t heat up the house during hot summer months.
- College dorm cooking! Without easy access to an oven, college students don’t always get to indulge in homemade sweets.
- The Instant Pot becomes an extra way to bake during busy holiday meals when the oven is overloaded.
Old fashioned applesauce cake (with a modern twist)
The only special equipment you’ll need to make this cake is a 7-inch springform pan that fits into the Instant Pot. You can mix this apple spice cake with a stand mixer, a hand mixer, or with a simply wooden spoon. Use what you have!
This cake is best made with homemade applesauce (it’s so easy to make!), but if you don’t have access to fresh apples for making your own, opt for unsweetened applesauce. [Psst! You can make applesauce in your Instant Pot, too!]
The caramel sauce in this is optional. If you are likely to eat this apple spice cake for breakfast, you might skip it. But for dessert? Go for it! This 3-ingredient caramel sauce is made with maple syrup and is easy to make. Sprinkle on a few toasted pecans, too.
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To make this applesauce cake recipe in the oven, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake cake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake with Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup organic brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 ½ cups unbleached organic all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup pecans
- 2 tablespoons organic brown sugar
- Caramel sauce for topping optional
- 1 cup water in Instant Pot
Instructions
- Grease a 7-inch springform pan with oil.
- Cream together butter and sugar. Add in remaining wet ingredients and mix well.1 tablespoon avocado oil, 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1/2 cup organic brown sugar, 1 egg, 1/4 cup milk, 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and blend until well combined. Pour batter into the springform pan.½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, 1 1/2 cups unbleached organic all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- Mix together 2 tablespoons brown sugar and pecans and spread this over the top of the batter in the springform pan.2 tablespoons organic brown sugar, ¼ cup pecans
- Top applesauce cake with aluminum foil and place the springform pan on Instant Pot trivet.
- Add water to the pressure cooker and then place the springform pan into the pressure cooker on top of the trivet.1 cup water
- Close the Instant Pot and seal the valve. Set to a manual pressure cooking time of 60 minutes.
- Allow for a natural pressure release before removing the lid. Remove apple spice cake and set on a wire rack to cool.Caramel sauce for topping
Notes
- To bake this apple spice cake in a conventional oven, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake cake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Yes please! That sounds delicious. I know just what kind of applesauce to use. ❤️