Instant Pot Cocoa Apple Bundt Cake

Recipe from "Beyond the Chicken Coop"
www.beyondthechickencoop.com/cocoa-apple-cake/
(Adapted for the Instant Pot by Josie Smythe)

3 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

½ cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla

2½ cups flour

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon allspice

1 cup chocolate chips

2 cups grated apples

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

1 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)

Grease inside of 6 cup bundt pan & coat with a little cocoa powder.

Cream together eggs, sugar, butter, water, and vanilla.

In separate bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon & allspice.

Add dry mixture to creamed mixture.

Fold in chocolate chips, apples, nuts and fruit (if using)

Place ½ the batter into prepared pan. (*recipe makes 2 cakes)

Tap pan down on counter a few times to remove air bubbles

& make sure batter fills in all the grooves in the pan.

Cover pan with foil.

Place 1 cup water & trivet into Instant Pot.

Lower cake into pot using a foil sling.

Cook on Manual/High for 35 minutes;

10 minute Natural Pressure Release.

Remove cake from pot and cool on rack for 10 minutes,

turn cake out onto a serving plate.

When cooled completely dust with powdered sugar or frosting of your choice.

*This recipe makes 2 cakes using a 6 cup bundt pan.

*I used this 6 cup bundt pan by Nordic Ware:

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