Have you tried pumpkin angel food cake yet? It’s the perfect 3 ingredient dump cake Fall dessert that’s light and only 4 points if you’re counting those.

This pumpkin angel food cake tops the list of easy dump cake recipes right now! With just 3 ingredients, it’s easy to whip together for my family or bring to a potluck. It’s always a huge hit! (originally published 10/18, affiliate links present)
Seriously, this is just about everything you need…….
I like to add pumpkin pie spice to it as well but if you didn’t have any it would be yummy anyway.
I have made tons of easy dump cakes but anything with pumpkin is probably my favorite, I am a little bit addicted to that flavor and can seriously eat it year round like we do with this pumpkin pie dump cake.
Ok follow along, this will be quick……

Pumpkin angel food cake
- Angel food cake pan – this tube pan is the best
Or a bundt pan – I bought this Autumn bunt pan with a leaf pattern and love it
- Water – everyone has that already
- 1 box of angel food cake mix – I just order this one online
- Pumpkin puree – I buy several of these once August hits, or I’ve made homemade pressure cooker pumpkin puree too
- Pumpkin pie spice – Already in my pantry but if you don’t have any yet you can find it here (I prefer powdered vs. liquid)
- Bowl to combine pumpkin mixture
- Cool whip, powdered sugar or whip cream if you want a bit on top once it’s golden brown
You’ll want to have a large serving plate handy if you want to serve it whole and slice it at the table.

Tips for making the best pumpkin angel food cake
First, whip together your water and angel food cake mix until the “batter” starts to rise and puff up kinda’ like a meringue texture would be.
- You can use a mixer on low/medium speed until this occurs.
- Many times I am lazy and don’t want to try and find my mixer so I just use a spatula to whip it up using my wrist for about 2 minutes and it works just fine.
- Gently fold in your pumpkin puree 1/2 can at a time so the batter remains pretty fluffy, but it will deflate a bit either way.
- Spray the inside of your bundt pan ever so lightly just so it will slide out but not so much that the cake won’t be able to grip the sides and rise.
Remember with traditional angel food cake you don’t want to spray the sides at all.
Allow your pumpkin and angel food cake dessert to cool in your bundt pan on a cooling rack once you take it out before very gently flipping it over on to a cake plate and removing your pan.

Now that we have all the tips and tricks out of the way, you can get going with your new favorite Fall dessert!
It is still nice and fluffy like an angel food cake but with a hint of pumpkin and great with a squeeze of cream cheese frosting on top!!
- If you leave the frosting off it’s just 4 Weight Watchers points which is great if you’re following the program and need something sweet to tide you over.
I have made other angel food cake mix recipes too that are quite delicious you can try!

Tip: prepare the angel food mix with water as directed so it “fluffs up” first, then add your can of pumpkin spiced ingredients. It will maintain that fluffy cake texture vs. making it dense.
I do this with the recipes above where I add pie filling and if you don’t you’ll regret it. One thing at a time = perfection.
Once you’re done enjoying this, here are a few other easy pumpkin desserts you might enjoy:
- Instant Pot angel food cake and pumpkin chocolate bread are great
- Chocolate angel food cake has just 3 ingredients
- Pumpkin zucchini muffins or pumpkin blondies with cake mix are yummy
- Homemade pumpkin butter goes well on toast. Our root beer cake only has 2 ingredients.
Here’s the printable recipe with just 1 gram of saturated fat per serving and only 4 Weight Watcher points (this stat a reader shared with me to include)!
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Pumpkin Angel Food Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box angel food cake mix the type with just 1 bag inside, haven't used the type with dry egg whites in a 2nd bag
- 1 1/4 c water
- 1 can pumpkin puree, 15 oz.
- 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice optional but a good addition
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl add your whole box of angel food cake mix and water (if it has a separate egg white packet, add that too). I use a rubber spatula to whip it up for about 2 minutes until it is nice and fluffy and has puffed up in the bowl – you don't want to overmix it, once it becomes light and frothy, stop stirring.
- Sprinkle in your pumpkin pie spice.
- Add half your can of pumpkin puree and use a spatula to fold in until well combined, then add remaining half and do the same thing. Like I said, only stir enough to combine, then stop.
- Once combined use spatula to “cut” thru the batter a few times to release any air bubbles that are trapped.
- Very lightly spray non stick spray inside your bundt pan and pour mixture in.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until middle of bundt cake springs back when touched gently, get it right when it starts to spring back so it maintains it’s moisture and comes out really moist but all the way cooked thru.
- Cool completely in pan, then gently flip over on to a cake plate and it should slide out. Cut with serrated knife and serve. Can squeeze some cream cheese frosting on the top!
Wanda
Sunday 24th of September 2023
It is helpfully take a large scoop of the cake batter and mix it into the pumpkin instead. Then fold the mixture into the cake batter. It helps to keep it fluffier.
Pat W
Tuesday 13th of December 2022
Very good. I love the 3 ingredient recipes. I always try to have the angel food mix on hand. Quick,easy and satisfy my sweet tooth and heaven sent pumpkin. Thank you.
The Typical Mom
Wednesday 14th of December 2022
Oh good!
Cherylann B
Saturday 9th of July 2022
If you turn the cake up side down while it cools, will it stay fluffy like angel food cake???? I did not do this and it fell. But it tastes really good.
Linda
Saturday 23rd of September 2023
@Cherylann B, I did turn cake upside down to cool and it fell out of the pan! Yikes! Pumpkin truffle coming up next. I did spray the angel food cake pan, maybe that was my mistake.
Monica Yuhas
Friday 8th of October 2021
Can this be frozen?
The Typical Mom
Sunday 10th of October 2021
I would say no
Pat
Monday 4th of October 2021
Very good, but mine didn’t rise like a traditional angel food cake, I used an angel food cake pan… also needed a few more minutes to bake
The Typical Mom
Monday 4th of October 2021
No it won't because of the weight of the added ingredients, it will be slightly more dense.