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This adorable Instant Pot Chocolate Cake for Two<\/strong> is a decadent mini treat with layers of fluffy chocolate cake and tangy cream cheese frosting. It\u2019s perfect for date night or for a first birthday party smash cake!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We first made a mini Instant Pot chocolate cake for our Instant Pot Baby and Toddler Food Cookbook<\/a>. We loved it so much that we decided to spruce it up a bit and bring a new layered version to you here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recipe is perfect for a Valentine’s Day dessert for two or for a photo-worthy first birthday smash cake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it has a fancier touch than your typical cake for two, thanks to a layer of fluffy cream cheese frosting. You can decorate this treat however you like for any occasion, from Valentine\u2019s Day to a birthday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How to Make Instant Pot Chocolate Cake for Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This tiny Instant Pot Chocolate Cake recipe will work in any brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot<\/a>, Ninja Foodi<\/a>, or Power Pressure Cooker XL<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cake is made in an adorable 4×2-inch cake pan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make this chocolate cake in any size of pressure cooker, from the 3-quart Instant Pot mini to a larger 8-quart pressure cooker. For larger sizes, you\u2019ll need to add 1\u00bd cups of water to the cooking pot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this is your first time using a sling to bake a cake in your Instant Pot, read our guide on how to make and use a foil sling<\/a> first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip: <\/strong>We gave this cake a bit of an upgrade with a cream cheese layer in the middle. However, if you want to skip this step, you can! Just reduce the frosting recipe by half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredient Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many from-scratch Instant Pot cake recipes start with a boxed mix because boxed mixes include leaveners. However, we didn\u2019t want to use a quarter of a cake mix for this recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we did some research and found a leavening agent in a surprising source: olive oil<\/strong>! You don\u2019t taste it in the finished cake, but your cake will be sad and flat if you leave it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get the most decadent chocolate flavor in this cake recipe, we love King Arthur Flour\u2019s Triple Cocoa Blend<\/a>. We\u2019ve also had great results with Ghirardelli’s Majestic Cocoa Powder<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frosting Ideas for Instant Pot Chocolate Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We love the combination of coconut cream cheese frosting with the chocolate cake. (We\u2019ve been making this combo for a long time in our oven\u2014you can get that recipe at Barbara Bakes<\/a>.)  However, you can use any of your favorite frosting<\/a> or ganache<\/a> recipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll only need a small batch to frost and fill this miniature chocolate cake. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re making this cake recipe for a first birthday party, see you can get more smash cake ideas here<\/a>, with lots of fun and tasty ideas for cake toppings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Instant Pot Dessert Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We love making individual desserts in the Instant Pot<\/a>. Here are more of our favorite miniature cake recipes to try next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n