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Instant Pot Rainbow Bundt Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, instant pot, Western
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 186kcal

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 vanilla sponge cake mix
  • Red gel food colouring
  • Orange gel food colouring
  • Blue gel food colouring
  • Purple gel food colouring
  • Rainbow sprinkles
  • Icing
  • 2/3 cup (75g) icing sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp water

Instructions

Make the Cake:

  • Spray the bundt tin with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Make cake mix according to packet instructions and separate batter into four bowls.
  • Add a different food colouring into each bowl of batter and mix until well combined.
  • Then layer the cake batter in the cake tin starting with the red batter, followed by the orange batter, then blue then purple. Do not mix the layers.
  • Cover the bundt hole with folded kitchen paper and the wrap the cake pan in aluminum foil.
  • Place cake pan on trivet.
  • Add 350 ml (1.5 cups) of water into the Instant Pot insert and add in the trivet.
  • Lock the lid, set to sealing, select manual (high pressure) and set time for 40 mins.
  • Let cook until done and allow NPR (Natural Pressure Release) for 10 mins, then QR (Quick Release).
  • Remove pan from Instant Pot, remove the foil and let cool in the pan for 10 mins. Then carefully invert, transfer to a wire cooling rack and let cool.

Make the icing

  • Add the sugar in a bowl and add 2 tbsp of water and mix until the mix is smooth. Add more water if you want it thinner.

Assemble the Cake

  • Drizzle the icing over the cake and add sprinkles liberally.

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 26mg | Sugar: 24g | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 0.8mg