Three Tier Cake
 
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Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • Your favorite boxed cake mix-use white/vanilla cake
  • Ingredients as listed on the boxed cake mix
  • Gel food coloring to color layers red and blue
  • Oil/butter/vegetable spray for cake pans
  • Your favorite store bought frosting -any white colored frosting
  • Washed and Sliced strawberries
  • Washed blueberries
  • Sprig of fresh mint (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, prepare the cake batter as written on the box
  2. Divide batter evenly into 3 bowls
  3. Add blue gel coloring to one bowl and mix well
  4. Add red gel coloring to one bowl and mix well
  5. Leave the cream/white cake batter as is
  6. Coat each of the 3 cake pans with oil, butter or cooking spray
  7. Pour each bowl of batter in each cake pan making sure not to mix the colors
  8. Add one cup of water into the InstantPot
  9. Place the stand which came with the InstantPot inside the pot if your pan does not have a built in stand
  10. Place pans in the Instantpot
  11. Close and lock the lid of the InstantPot
  12. Close the valve on the lid so that no steam is released during cooking
  13. Press MANUAL mode on the InstantPot
  14. Make sure the InstantPot is on HIGH PRESSURE
  15. Set the timer to 25 minutes
  16. You may make your own icing during this time or use store bought icing
  17. After the timer goes off, allow the pressure to RELEASE NATURALLY (this may take 10-12 minutes)
  18. Once the pressure has naturally released and the silver prong has dropped down, open the lid
  19. Press OFF/CANCEL on the InstantPot
  20. Carefully remove the pans from the InstantPot using an oven mitt or something else-PANS WILL BE VERY HOT!
  21. Cool the pans on a baking rack or a towel until they come to room temperature
  22. Carefully remove the red cake layer from the pan using a spatula and place it on your cake serving dish
  23. Frost the top of the red cake with your icing
  24. Carefully remove the white cake layer from the pan using a spatula and place it on top of the iced red layer
  25. Frost the top of the white cake with your icing
  26. Carefully remove the blue cake layer from the pan using a spatula and place it on top of the iced white layer
  27. Frost the remaining cake until it is completely covered on all sides
  28. Garnish with blueberries, strawberries and mint(optional)
  29. If you are not serving the cake right away, keep it in the refrigerator until ready to serve
  30. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Mixing bowls
Whisk
Equipment needed:
Spoons/spatula/butter knife
Stand insert which came with the InstantPot if your cake pan does not have a built in stand
3 tier pan compatible with the InstantPot (we used this) -or- 7inch cake pan compatible with the InstantPot (see variation below)
Oven mitt
Recipe by Instapottin' With Poonam at https://www.instapottinwithpoonam.com/three-tier-cake/