Instant Pot Chocolate Torte

Instant Pot Chocolate Torte is decadent, rich, and surprisingly EASY to make! This is a show stopping dessert for any celebration or a perfectly simple weeknight indulgence.

INSTANT POT CAKE RECIPES

The Instant Pot makes cake baking (and other desserts) so easy! It’s great for individualized treats, and not heating up the oven. I know you’ll be hooked, once you try it.

This chocolate torte has the texture of a restaurant chocolate torte, but not quite as dense as a truffley, flourless chocolate cake. I absolutely love it slightly warm with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Instant Pot chocolate torte recipes are often complicated. Typically, pressure cooker chocolate cake recipes make 4-6 cakes, call for two full sticks of butter, and require separating eggs.

I wanted an easy recipe, using whole eggs, to enjoy as a weeknight indulgence after the kids went to bed. That’s exactly the reason I set out to develop a simple Instant Pot chocolate cake recipe from scratch.  

In my honest opinion, chocolate cake is best served fresh. My Instant Pot chocolate cake makes the perfect amount for an individual serving!

If you like Instant Pot Chocolate Torte, try my Instant Pot Homemade Carrot Cake!

WHAT’S THE BEST CHOCOLATE TO USE FOR INSTANT POT CHOCOLATE CAKE?

This recipe is really flexible and adaptable. While I use semi-sweet chocolate chips, you may use any kind of chocolate chip you like to create different flavors! Feel free to experiment with different varieties of chocolate chips. 

How about a white chocolate lava cake? Try out peanut butter chips. I saw Andes Mint Chips the other day that would make a delicious Instant Pot chocolate torte!

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE TORTE IN THE INSTANT POT

Baking cake in the Instant Pot is surprisingly easy. Mini Instant Pot chocolate cakes just need chocolate chips, butter, powdered sugar, flour, cocoa powder, eggs, and vanilla.

I bet you have all these ingredients in your pantry right now! You can even omit the cocoa powder and use only flour. Use whatever kind of chocolate chip you want.

• First, melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave. Use 15-30 second intervals to avoid scorching the chocolate.
• Then, mix in the eggs, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Divide the batter between three greased ramekins and you’re ready to cook them!
• Add a cup of water to the Instant Pot, along with the trivet (or a silicone pressure cooking sling, if you have one.)
• Place your lava cakes in the Instant Pot and cook for 8 minutes on Manual High Pressure, with a 5 minute natural pressure release. 
• It’s not necessary to cover your ramekins with foil. After doing a quick release, you might find some residual moisture on the top of the cake. Simply dab it off with a paper towel.
• Carefully remove the chocolate cakes from the pot with tongs.
• Flip them upside down on a plate. You can let them cool to room temperature or chill in the fridge, but my preference is to enjoy the torte warm. 
• Serve with ice cream or powdered sugar! This is a super rich cake, so you might need some milk too.

INSTANT POT GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE

This recipe can easily be adjusted to make a gluten free, Instant Pot flourless chocolate cake. Simply replace all the flour with cocoa powder. It will be even more chocolatey. 

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE INSTANT POT CHOCOLATE TORTE

This is really fun, because you can add all sorts of things in the middle of your chocolate cake! Here’s a list of ideas of yummy add-ins:

• 1-2 tablespoons Nutella
• 1-2 tablespoons peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, etc.
• jam
• a whole raspberry
• 1-2 tablespoons of leftover Creme Brulee. (I’ve tried this and it is SO GOOD!)
• pastry cream
• marshmallow fluff
• a mini Reese’s, Snickers, Rolo, Milky Way, or Almond Joy Candy Bar
• a Ferrero Roche ball

HOW TO SERVE (OR TOP) PRESSURE COOKER CHOCOLATE CAKES

Flip the warm individual Instant Pot chocolate torte upside down on a plate. You can also allow it to cool to room temperature or chill it in the fridge. There’s no hard and fast set rules when it comes to cake!

For me, there’s nothing better than a warm chocolate torte with a side of ice cream. I usually top mine with powdered sugar and garnish with berries. 

If you have no one to impress, just dig right into the ramekin 😉

INSTANT POT CAKE PAN

Believe it or not, ramekins are one of the best dishes for Instant Pot cakes and other desserts! They fit into the Instant Pot perfectly, and they’re great for individual portions. 

However, if you prefer to make a larger torte, you may pour this batter into a greased 6 inch cake pan and cook for 10 minutes on high pressure with a 5 minute natural pressure release. 

My love for ramekins runs deep. I even recommended them on TV as one of my favorite Instant Pot accessories! Read more about some of my favorite Instant Pot accessories. 

I use ramekins for my Instant Pot White Chocolate Candy Cane Creme Brulee and my Instant Pot Bread Pudding.

I love ramekins because you can use them for Instant Pot cooking, as well as general kitchen use. This isn’t necessarily the case with all accessories that only have one purpose.

They are really classy, beautiful, and useful! If you don’t have ramekins, no worries! Any ovenproof dish will work. I’ve had success using small Pyrex dishes before too!

MORE INSTANT POT CHOCOLATE DESSERTS (AND BEYOND)

End a yummy meal (or start one!) with a delicious Instant Pot Dessert.

• Instant Pot S’mores Cheesecake
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• Dairy Free Coconut Rice Pudding
• Instant Pot Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding
• Instant Pot Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce
• Instant Pot White Chocolate Candy Cane Creme Brulee
• Easy Air Fryer + Instant Pot Donuts
• Instant Pot Key Lime Pie