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Apple Cake with Maple Frosting

Moist apple cake cooked right in the pressure cooker then drizzled with a maple glaze
Prep Time10 minutes
pressuring and resting20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, instant pot, pressure cooker
Servings: 10
Calories: 274kcal
Author: Cindy Hopper

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup natural applesauce
  • 1 Granny Smith apple cored, peeled and diced

For the Glaze:

  • 2 Tbsp butter melted
  • 1 tsp maple extract flavoring
  • 1/4 c milk
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

DIRECTIONS FOR CAKE

  • In a medium bowl, mix the flour, spices, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add the applesauce and mix until combined well.
  • Add the dry ingredients mixing until just combined.
  • Stir in diced apple.
  • Spoon batter into a half-sized bundt pan sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover with foil, tightly.
  • Pour 1 1/2 cups of water into the pressure cooker and place the trivet in the bottom. Put the bundt pan on the trivet. (Use a foil sling to help make removing the bundt pan easier.)
  • Lock the lid in place. Select High Pressure and set the timer for 25 minutes. When beep sounds, turn off pressure cooker and use a natural pressure release for 10 minutes and then do a quick pressure release to release any remaining pressure. When the valve drops carefully remove the lid.
  • Carefully remove the bundt pan to a wire rack to cool uncovered for 10 minutes. Use caution removing foil from pan, don't burn yourself.
  • After 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
  • When cake is cool drizzle with maple glaze.

DIRECTIONS for GLAZE

  • In a small bowl combine melted butter and milk, whisk together.
  • Add maple flavoring and stir together.
  • Add powdered sugar to desired consistency (I like my a little thicker, but thin enough to drizzle from the end of my whisk).

Notes

If you get it too thick, just add milk (a tiny bit at a time) until it's the consistency you want.

Nutrition

Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 420IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1.1mg