Chocolate Buttermilk Cake (Instant Pot)
Waiting, watching and uncertainly are never my friends. Although, they often serve me well, because I deal with most unpredictable situations by cooking. Usually desserts, a lot of which I give away, like this Chocolate Buttermilk Cake.
My Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Story
Right on the heels of my banana bread success, I made a chocolate buttermilk cake, in the instant pot. I actually found this one’s texture spot on. This one goes to work with me tomorrow. So, it got gilded with a buttermilk glaze. This cake brings back memories of a childhood oasis. I had a few of those where I escaped too, away from the confines of my residential school. Most of these belonged to well meaning friends who were kind enough to host me.
The History of this Cake
One such friend was Ruth, a Syrian Christian, whose family introduced me to some amazing food. However, the chocolate cake was something that we secretly baked in her upstairs room in a tiny portable oven. Actually, it is not something I have every seen again. At least that particular variety. The distinctness of that chocolate cake that we made was that it had a tender crumb and used yogurt. Today, I realize the combination of yogurt or buttermilk makes for a cake with a tender crumb and great texture. It is just perfect for a chocolate cake. In the memory of that cake, I made tonight’s cake. I added a buttermilk glaze, something that my family finds too sweet but hopefully will work well for the people at work.
Dense chocolate interspersed with sweet slightly tangy glaze. And a cake that you can make even in this sweltering heat. I might just be getting with this instant pot baking program. This is another one-pot cake as in all ingredients mixed together in one bowl. Poured into a cake mold and I let it cook and cool overnight. BTW, I have realized this will have a great party cake, served warm with ice-cream. And yes, hump-day is over.
Other interesting desserts along these lines include Marbled Chai Banana Bread Bars and Flourless Chocolate Almond Cake.
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A beautiful deep and rich chocolate cake, that can be made in the instant pot.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup pure cocoa
- 1 and ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
Instructions
- Grease a 7-inch bundt or other cake pan. Add 1 cup water in the instant pot and place a trivet over it.
- Place the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and buttermilk in a mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat until well mixed about 2 minutes.
- Sift in the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and mix until well incorporated.
- Pour into the prepared cake pan. Cover with foil.
- Place over the trivet. Cook on the cake setting for 35 minutes. Allow a natural release.
- In the meantime in a small saucepan, melt the butter and add the sugar and buttermilk. Mix until well incorporated and smooth.
- Carefully overturn the cake. Drizzle with the glaze and enjoy!