Did you ever imagine making a cake in an instant pot? Kathy Hester shows us how with her recipe for Holiday Orange Spice Cake, from The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for your Instant Pot!

small cake on a white plate near a tan linen and cookbook

For years, I have admired Kathy Hester, of Healthy Slow Cooking, for cranking out so many quality, vegan cookbooks! Slow cooking to Instant Pots to Air fryers, and more, her food is delicious and her creativity is impressive.

image collage of mixing cake ingredients

I meant to feature a recipe from The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for your Instant Pot MUCH sooner. But, you see, when I moved back in February I gifted my IP to my mother. Fast forward to a month or so ago, and I found one on sale. YES! Since then I’ve posted a Tomato Bisque recipe using it, and am now excited to share Kathy’s Holiday Orange Spice Cake with you.

Image collage of prepping autumn cake batter and pan with foil for instant pot

Before we get to the recipe, let me give you a quick breakdown of this book! The chapters are as listed below:

Introduction: Everything you Need to Know About Your Instant Pot
Five Recipes to Start You Out
Quick and Easy Homemade Staples to Save You Money
Bean and Lentil Recipes that Cook in Half the Time
Fun and Delicious Ways to Add in more Whole Grains
Eat Your Vegetables: Easy and Elegant Plant-Based Fare
Fast and Comforting One-Pot Meals
Cook it all at the Same Time: Layered Meals with Sides
Lastly, Decadent and Healthy Desserts

cake in a tin uncovered after cooking in an instant pot

SO many great ideas in here, and I can’t wait to delve further in the staples to save you money. I’ll take all the advice that I can, in that department! One recipe that I did almost make instead of this Holiday Orange Spice Cake was her Indo-Chinese Corn Soup. Unffff, it looks so good. Or how about these Uttapams with Cilantro Coconut Chutney? I’m feeling like not eating before writing this was a huge mistake.?

single layer cake with slices cut out on a white plate, with tan linen on a wooden table

Finally, let’s talk about this cake. Since it’s essentially steamed, its not as light and fluffy as a birthday cake. It’s a lot like denser holiday cakes, without being gooey, and with plenty of flavor. Let me know if you end up trying it out!

5 years: Gluten-Free Bloody Berry Cupcakes! // 6 years: Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding // 7 years: Supremely Green Smoothie!

Yield: 6 servings

Holiday Orange Spice Cake

Name: Holiday Orange Spice Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Gluten-free Option
Ingredients: 1¼ cups (150 g) whole wheat pastry flour (or *use a gluten-free baking mix); 1½ tsp (4 g) ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground allspice; ½ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ½ cup (120 ml) orange juice with pulp (about 1 medium orange); ⅓ cup (80 ml) maple syrup or agave nectar; 2 tbsp (14 g) ground flaxseeds; 3 tbsp (41 g) melted coconut oil (or **use applesauce); 2 tbsp (12 g) orange zest (or 1 tsp orange extract); ¾ cup (75 g) dried cranberries or diced dried dates, (I used a mixture of cranberries and currants); ½ cup (55 g) chopped walnuts or pecans; Oil a 6- or 7-inch, 15- or 17.5-cm Bundt pan and set aside.

"Spice cake is good anytime of the year, but I crave it at the holidays. This holiday orange spice cake is super moist because it's steamed and reminds me a little of an English steamed pudding. You can vary the dried fruit and nuts to match what you have in your pantry." From The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot by Kathy Hester, published with permission from Page St. Publishing

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

1¼ cups (150 g) whole wheat pastry flour (or *use a gluten-free baking mix)
1½ tsp (4 g) ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp ground cloves

WET INGREDIENTS

½ cup (120 ml) orange juice with pulp (about 1 medium orange)
⅓ cup (80 ml) maple syrup or agave nectar
2 tbsp (14 g) ground flaxseeds
3 tbsp (41 g) melted coconut oil (or **use applesauce)

MIX-INS

2 tbsp (12 g) orange zest (or 1 tsp orange extract)
¾ cup (75 g) dried cranberries or diced dried dates, (I used a mixture of cranberries and currants)
½ cup (55 g) chopped walnuts or pecans
Oil a 6- or 7-inch, 15- or 17.5-cm Bundt pan and set aside.

Instructions

For the dry ingredients, mix the flour, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda and cloves in a medium-size mixing bowl.
For the wet ingredients, Combine the juice, syrup, flaxseeds and oil in a large measuring cup. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Fold in the mix-ins. Spread the cake mixture into your prepared pan and cover with foil.
Put the steel insert into your Instant Pot, pour in 1½ cups (355 ml) water and add the stainless steel steam rack with handles that came with your Instant Pot.
If your pan does not fit inside the rack handles, you will need to fashion some handles out of aluminum foil to lower the pan into the cooker. Tear off two pieces of foil about 3 feet (1 m) long, fold each one lengthwise two times. Lay the foil handles out on the counter in a plus sign near your cooker. Place your pan in the center, where the two pieces cross. Pull the handles up and carefully lift the pan into your Instant Pot.
Place the lid on with the steam release handle set to sealing, or closed; cook on high pressure for 35 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
Once the pressure indicator goes down, remove the lid, lift out the pan using the foil handles and remove the foil that’s covering the pan. Let cool so that it cuts easier; it will crumble if cut warm.

Notes

I didn't have a small bundt pan, so I used a 7-inch cake pan, and cooked it for an additional 10 minutes, to cook through the center.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 483Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 210mgCarbohydrates: 59gFiber: 7gSugar: 9gProtein: 9g

The nutrition information is calculated by a plug-in, and isn't always accurate. Please calculate your own with the products that you use, as it will be different for everyone.

I hope that you all have a marvelous and safe Halloween!?

This post includes affiliate links. I chose to feature Kathy’s book and the publisher sent me this copy.

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