Lemon Cake with Pineapple Filling
Lemon cake with pineapple filling is light, flavorful and the perfect after dinner or party treat.
Pineapple and lemon are a match made in heaven. The flavor combination of this lemon cake with pineapple filling is delicious. It makes a great summer dessert too since it’s so light. This is one my whole family loves and it was gobbled up so quickly there was barely any leftover for the next day. I love when that happens though because I know the recipe is a success.
The process to make this cake is pretty simple. I lightened it up quite a bit so it would be lower in calories. For the cake I used a lemon cake mix, Greek yogurt and water. These three ingredients make a super moist cake. I divided the batter and baked in two round cake pans.
The frostings made of lite whipped topping, instant pudding mix and some vanilla extract. Lemon flavored pudding mix would be great, but vanilla is also good. It depends how strong you want the lemon flavor to be.
For the pineapple filling, I used canned crushed pineapple then mixed in a bit of the whipped topping frosting. Just enough to give the mixture a slightly spreadable consistency. I put the filling between two stacked cakes, then frosted it. Easy and delicious.
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Calories per serving (1 slice): 210
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Lemon Cake with Pineapple Filling
Ingredients
For Cake
- 1 15.25 oz box lemon cake mix
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 cup water
For Filling
- 1 cup crush pineapple, drained I used canned crushed pineapple in pineapple juice
For Frosting
- 1 8 oz tub lite whipped topping
- 1 oz box of sugar free instant pudding vanilla or lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp skim milk
Instructions
For Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 2 - 9" round cake pans with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, Greek yogurt and water. Mix for about 1 minute or until well blended. Divide in half, and pour mixture into prepared baking pans.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Check with toothpick in center to see if done. After 5 minutes, flip cakes over onto wire racks. Let cool.
For Frosting
- In medium bowl, combine whipped topping, pudding mix, vanilla and milk. Mix well.
- Reserve 1/4 cup frosting. Set frosting aside.
For Filling
- Once crushed pineapple is drained well, add in the reserved 1/4 cup of frosting. Mix together well.
- Place one cake round on a plate. Top evenly with pineapple mixture. Place other cake round on top forming a sandwich.
- Frost cake with remaining frosting until all cake is covered.
Notes
- Place crushed pineapple in strainer until juices strain out, about 15 minutes. You will want as much of the pineapple juice to run out as possible so pineapple mixture is not soggy.
- Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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I’m Erika; food lover and blogger. I live in Arizona, and I’ve recently started taking up photography as a hobby. My life pretty much revolves around food and my family and I wouldn’t change a thing!
Yum, I love lemon and pineapple so I’ll definitely give this a try. Thanks for lightening it up and reducing the calories for us.
Thanks, Julia! I hope you enjoy!
Lemon and pineapple are a great combination. What a fabulous summer dessert.
Thank you! 🙂
Love lemon and pineapple. And your low cal versions make it even better!
Thanks so much!
Yummm! Lemon and pineapple desserts are some of my favorites during the summer!
Me too! 🙂
Ooooh lemon & pineapple… what a great combo! And your gorgeous pictures are making me lick my lips!
Thanks, Simone! 🙂
This looks great. I’m drooling just looking at your pictures!
Thank you! 🙂
I love lemon cakes and this one looks beautiful. I agree that pineapple and lemon are a delicious combo!
Thank you! It really is a great combo. 🙂
We love lemon cakes and this is a wonderful recipe. Will try it for sure.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy!
Pineapple and lemon are both such great acid flavor pops, they must be a great complement to the sweetness of the cake mix. As we would not likely be able to eat a commercial mix because it would contain gluten, I get to live through your recipes!
Thanks, Beth! I wonder if you could find a gluten-free cake mix that is lemon flavor?
Lemon is always a favorite here! Love how tender your cake looks and so fabulous that it’s Low cal too, thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Thanks, Angela! 🙂
Oh yum! Pinned this one 😀 It sounds easy and so delicious.
Thank you! 🙂
I would have never know this cake was low cal if you didn’t specify! It looks so moist and flavorful. Awesome recipe!
Thanks so much, Tamara!
Delicious!! And this is so easy to make too!
Thanks!
This looks amazing! I love the pineapple and lemon flavor combination!
Thanks! They pair so well together.