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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake comes out perfectly moist from the Instant Pot every time !
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Time to Pressurize 10 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 6 tbsp white sugar
  • 6 tbsp brown sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • tsp ground ginger
  • tsp ground nutmeg
  • tsp ground cloves
  • 1 ½ cups grated carrots (about 2 carrots)

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 4 oz cream cheese (about 100g, half a block)
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup icing sugar sifted
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Peel and grate carrots. Set aside.
    1 1/2 cups grated carrots
  • Combine egg, sugars, oil, and sour cream.
    6 tbsp white sugar, 6 tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1/4 cup sour cream
  • In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
    1 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix.
  • Add grated carrots and mix again.
  • Pour into 6" pan.
  • Open Instant Pot. Add water and trivet into Instant Pot liner. Add pan.
  • Close Instant Pot. Select Cake function or High Pressure for 35 minutes.
  • When done, Quick Release or Natural Pressure Release. Both works.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Using mixer, blend together cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  • Add in sugar and vanilla extract and mix again until smooth.

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Notes

  • Fits 1 Round Pan 6" diameter and 2.5" high.
  • If baking in the oven, bake at 350F for about 50 minutes.