Name: Lemon Angel Food Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 16 oz Angel Food Cake Mix; 21 oz Lemon Pie Filling; 8 oz Whipped Topping

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.

Lemon Angel Food Cake cut and served on a plate.

Angel Food Cake with lemon pie filling is effortless to put together. It is the perfect cake 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?
Why You’ll love This Recipe
Ingredients
Variations
How to Make Lemon Angel Food Cake
Topping Ideas
Storage
Pro Tips
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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.

Why You’ll love This Recipe

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. You can use any brand you prefer.
Lemon Pie Filling. This gives the cake so much lemon flavor.
Whipped Topping. Store bought or Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe is delicious.

Get the complete ingredients for this recipe at the bottom of the page.

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.

How to Make Lemon Angel Food Cake

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

Cake mix combined with lemon pie filling in a bowl.

Step 2. Combine the box of angel food cake mix flour mixture and lemon filling in a medium bowl. In a medium to large bowl, stir together the cake mix and the lemon pie filling. I did not use a stand mixer or electric mixer but combined by hand.

Step 3. Then spread the batter into the baking dish. Use a rubber spatula to smooth it out.

Step 4. Bake the cake for about 30 minutes in the preheated oven. The top will be fluffy and cracked and the center will sink in slightly. Let the cake cool completely at room temperature on a wire rack.

Whipped cream spread on cake and topped with lemon slices.

Step 5. Spread the whipped cream evenly on the cake. Garnish with lemon slices if desired. Slice with a sharp knife and serve.

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. Lemon curd is also tasty in this recipe.
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 with heavy cream. Then drizzle over the cake. This topping will add more sweetness to the cake if you prefer a sweeter dessert. You can also add lemon extract, lemon juice or vanilla extract to the glaze.
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.

Lemon Angel Food Cake cut and being served.

Pro Tips

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 ounces 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.

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The next time you are craving something sweet or need dessert in a pinch, whip this together for the best cake. Everyone will want to be the taste tester. Please leave a star recipe rating and comment once you do. I love hearing from you.

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