Instant Pot Orange Sherbert Cake is one of my favorites. If you are a fan of orange cake you have to give this sherbert cake a try. Loads of rich flavors in every moist bite.
Ingredients
1orange cake mix box
1Cwater
3large eggs
1/3Ccanola oil
1Cwater, for instant pot
1 7inround springform pan
Orange frosting
1Cunsalted sweet cream butter
3 ½Cpowdered sugar
2tsporange extract
5TBSPheavy whipping cream
Orange gel food coloring
Waffle ice cream cones, broken into pieces
Confetti sprinkles
Cherries for topping
Small ice cream scooper
Instructions
Spray the springform pan and set aside Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot insert. If you are using an 8-quart add 1 1/2 cup water.
Beat cake mix, 1 cup water, 1/3 cup oil, and 3 whole eggs in a bowl. Pour the batter in the greased cake pan.
Gently cover the cake pan with a paper towel.
Using a piece of aluminum foil, cover the paper towel, and gently secure the paper towel around the rim of the pan. Make sure to keep it tight, so no moisture can get into the cake.
Place the cake pan on the trivet and carefully place the trivet inside the Instant Pot.
Close lid and set to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes. When the timer goes off do a quick pressure release.
Let cool on a cooling rack for 30-60 minutes.
Orange frosting directions
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, orange extract, and heavy whipping cream until combined and stiff peaks
Split the frosting into two bowls
Mix in a few drops of orange gel food coloring into one bowl and mix until combined
Decorating directions
Remove the cake from the springform and cut in half
Scoop ½ C of orange frosting onto the bottom half and smooth evenly
Place the top half back on top of the orange frosting and frost the entire cake with the white frosting
Smear some orange frosting into the white
Gently combined the remaining white frosting and orange into a small bowl
Using the small ice cream scooper, scoop out dollops of frosting and place onto the top of the cake for ice cream scoops
Sprinkle some of the confetti sprinkles on top
Top with a piece of a waffle cone and maraschino cherries! Enjoy this orange sherbert cake.