Pineapple angel food cake recipe with 2 ingredients is a simple dessert to make when people come over unexpectedly. If you loved our quick pumpkin angel food cake this is another one you can dump together and bake in no time.
I totally forgot about this until my daughter and I were throwing out dump cake recipe ideas! For one thing I love dessert, I love easy, and always have to have a treat on hand when someone comes over unannounced! Let us know what you think.
Weight Watchers Pineapple Angel Food Cake Recipe
This is what some people call this anyway. Let us know what you think of our cake mix and pineapple recipe! You literally just TWO ingredients to make this angel food cake mix and crushed pineapple recipe. I guess because there are very few points to it. 😉 You will definitely thoroughly enjoy this WW dessert even if you aren’t on a diet.
Well that would be pineapple and angel food cake….duhhhhh…..beyond that it doesn’t get much more difficult. 😉 We have enjoyed this and our Angel food cake in a mug that is great for one for years, and now we are here to share both.
Ingredient Notes
All you need to start with is a box of angel food cake mix preferably with the dry egg whites already in there. Then you add 1 can of crushed pineapple with the juice, do not drain
Of course you can use any brands you wish but I typically buy what is on sale, period! There’s no draining or cumbersome mixers required, just what you see here. I prefer a spatula over a spoon to combine in a large bowl because you need to be somewhat gentle, then pour into a 9 by 13 pan and bake.
What if my box has a separate bag of dry egg whites?
Some brands I have been told have a separate bag of dry egg whites. In this case you want to mix those into the bag with the dry cake mix first before incorporating the fruit.
Do you drain the can of pineapple?
NO, you need that added liquid in order to transition the dry mix into a batter so if you drain it will not work. You want crushed, not tidbits or chunks, this is important too in order to create the right texture.
Can you bake angel food cake in a regular cake pan?
I don’t unless I am making this. There is no rule that says you must bake an angel food cake in a tube pan. It can be made in a 9 X 13! In a tube pan however it how it gets its height. It sticks to the sides and crawls up the pan.
Even simpler than our peach angel food cake, adding fruit into the mix just makes this treat even more moist and delicious.
I’m assuming you’d made a traditional angel food cake before right??!! I will admit I’ve never made one from scratch because well if I can buy it for under $3 in the store and it tastes fantastic without a lot of work on my part then ummmmm that is what I am going to do. However….I will say this is my all time FAVORITE cake even as simple as it is mixed with water.
Growing up this was my pick each year my grandmother asked me what kind of cake I wanted for my family birthday dinner celebration. 😉
Of course she/and I always used the special pan to make it but this just needs your 13×9 pan you have right there in your cupboard. I know it’s there……I prefer glass.
FAQ
You can, we add crushed pineapple with angel food cake mix here and show you how it is done. These two ingredients can be made in a cake pan and is Weight Watchers friendly. It is heavier and more dense because of the added weight but delicious and a sweet treat we love.
If you added canned fruit like we show you here it will not rise very much, that is normal. If it is regular baked in a tube pan there are two likely reasons; you opened the door too soon or you sprayed the inside of the pan with non stick spray. You shouldn’t do that, it needs to be dry.
Tips
Unlike our Chocolate angel food cake just 3 ingredients, don’t forget to spray the inside with non stick spray because it will stick a bit, and let it cool when it comes out but once that is done it’s light and fluffy like you remember but a bit more dense and filled with that yummy pineapple flavor!
I think next time I am going to have it cool, swipe a bit tub of whipped topping across the top and sprinkle it with coconut!! Sometimes this is called the weight watchers pineapple cake because it’s so low in calories but a great treat nontheless. 😉 This is all you need:
Pineapple Angel Food Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box angel food cake mix
- 20 oz crushed pineapple, with juice, whole can
Instructions
- Dump angel food cake mix and crushed pineapple together. Very gently stir just until all powdered mix is mixed in well. Do NOT over-mix. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray a 13×9 pan with non stick spray and pour this batter in, smooth out on top.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until top is golden brown and middle is firming up when touched.
- Allow to cool on cooling rack, cut and serve with berries is good.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you do have leftovers you want to transfer into some plastic wrap and fold over so there is no air inside. That will keep it as moist as possible to enjoy again the next day. Ideally it should be finished within 24 hours. Here are a few other angel food cake mix recipes.
For something more simple with less calories, try our Instant Pot angel food cake in your pressure cooker.
Mine did not rise what did I do wrong
It doesn’t rise like regular angel food, you can see how thick mine is. It is dense because of the weight of the fruit, you didn’t do anything wrong.
I think the recipe needs to specify to use an angel food cake mix that only needs water. Mine was not that type and it didn’t rise at all.
This is a delicious cake and so easy to make.
Glad it was a hit
I’m reading this as to pour all pineapple juice in also, is that correct?
Yes, states with the juice