Lemon Angel Food Cake Recipe (2024)

Creating a Lemon Angel Food Cake is a breeze with just 3 ingredients. The cake’s texture is airy and delicate, with the perfect lemon tang.

Angel Food Cake with lemon pie filling is effortless to put together. It is the perfect dessert recipe when you don’t have much time. You will be so impressed with how delicious this cake is with so few ingredients.

The cake has such a light texture and the lemon pie filling gives it the best combination of lemon flavor. This dessert is so delicious.

We also love to make Strawberry Angel Food Cake for another easy angel food cake dessert.

What is Angel Food Cake?

It is a soft and fluffy sponge type cake. This type of cake isn’t overly sweet and pairs nicely with other flavors and toppings.

You will love this recipe because:

• Simple Ingredients. You don’t need eggs, water or oil to make this cake.
• Perfect Lemon Flavor. It is light and tangy for the best lemon flavor. The cake isn’t overly sweet and perfect for when it’s hot or outdoor gatherings.
• Super fast to make. Just toss and go and anyone can make this cake.

Ingredients:

• Angel Food Cake Mix
• Lemon Pie Filling
• Whipped Topping

How to make Lemon Angel Food Cake:

• Step 1. Preheat the oven. Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Step 2. Combine the cake mix and pie filling. In a medium to large bowl, stir together the cake mix and the lemon pie filling.You can do this by hand or use a mixer with the whisk attachment.

• Step 3. Spread into a pan. Pour the mixture into a 9X13 baking pan using a rubber spatula.

• Step 4. Bake the cake. Bake for 30-33 minutes. The top will be fluffy and cracked and the center will sink in slightly.

• Step 5. Allow to cool. Let the cake cool completely at room temperature.

• Step 6. Spread the whipped cream evenly on the cake. Top with the whipped topping and then the cake is ready to serve and enjoy!

Topping ideas:

• Lemon Slices. It is optional but so pretty to add a few lemon slices to the cake.
• Lemon Zest. Sprinkle lemon zest on top of the cool whip.
• Skip the whipped topping. Another option is to leave off the cool whip. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top instead.
• Ice Cream. Top with a scoop of ice cream. Vanilla and Strawberry would taste great.
• Glaze. You can make a plain glaze or a lemon glaze for extra lemon flavor. Then drizzle over the cake. This topping would add more sweetness to the cake if you prefer a sweeter dessert.
• Fresh Berries. Blueberries, raspberries and strawberries taste delicious on this cake. Serve each slice with berries or serve on the side.

Storage:

Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Cover the cake pan with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.

You can freeze the cake without topping up to a month if needed. Allow it to cool completely and then cover with plastic wrap and again with foil.

Let it thaw in the fridge overnight when ready to serve. Then top with whipped cream if desired.

The cake freezes easily if you need to make it in advance for special occasions or holidays. Just make sure to wait to add the topping until ready to serve.

Tips for Success:

• Cake Mix. Make sure to use the type of cake mix that says just add water.
• Don’t follow the box instructions. You only use the dry cake mix and will follow the cake recipe.
• Pie Filling. You will need to 21 oz size and this is what you would use for pie filling.
• Don’t coat the baking pan with cooking spray. Angel Food Cake needs to rise along the edges of the pan. Cooking Spray will cause the cake to deflate and not rise as it should.
• Allow to cool before topping with cool whip. Make sure the cake has completely cooled before adding whipped cream.
• Don’t over bake the cake or it will be dry. It will take about 30 minutes, but oven temperatures do vary. The cake should be fluffy, slightly cracked and the center will sink in.

Variations:

• Pie Filling. Substitute any type of pie filling in this recipe. Lemon is great but so is strawberry, cherry and blueberry.
• Tube pan. Instead of baking this in a 9×13 pan, you can use a tube pan. Keep in mind the baking time may need to be adjusted when changing the type of pan.
• More Lemon flavor. Enhance the flavor of the cake with more lemon flavor by adding lemon zest to the cake mixture before baking.

This is one of the easiest recipes with very little work or ingredients required. The next time you are craving something sweet or need dessert in a pinch, whip this together for the best cake.

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Try more Lemon Desserts:

• Lemon Cake Recipe
• 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars
• The Best Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
• Easy Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
• Lemon Cupcakes

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• Strawberry Angel Food Cake
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