All-Star Recipes alert! These easy low-calorie 2-ingredient cake recipes are some of our most popular of all time, having been viewed over 1.7 million times—WOWOWOWOW. And for good reason:Why make cake with eggs and oil when there are TONS of better options? Cake mix with club soda? Just egg whites? Only applesauce? We tried each of these methods and had fun doing it! Here's what we learned. (P.S. Be a good friend and share this info with your pals!)
Cake Mix + Applesauce
Best Flavor: Yellow cake mix. It goes perfectly with the fruity taste of the sauce.
The Texture: VERY moist and fluffy. A+!
The Taste: AMAZING with a little added sweetness, thanks to the applesauce. Slightly apple-y and so good. Two YUMS up...
2-Ingredient Yellow Cake
1/12 of cake: 151 calories, 1.5g total fat (0.5g sat. fat), 269mg sodium, 32g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 18g sugars, 1g protein
Prep:5 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Ingredients:
1 boxyellow cake mix
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9” X 13” baking pan with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix cake mix with applesauce. (Batter will be THICK.) Transfer to the baking pan, and smooth out the top.
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Cake Mix + Club Soda
Best Flavor: This works with anything, since the taste is neutral. You can also use no-calorie soda. Try lemon cake mix with diet lemon-lime soda or devil's food cake mix with diet cherry cola.
The Texture: Moist and light.
The Taste: Pretty darn impressive!
2-Ingredient Red Velvet Cake
1/12 of cake: 138 calories, 1.5g total fat (0.5g sat. fat), 297mg sodium, 29g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 14.5g sugars, 1.5g protein
Prep:5 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Ingredients:
1 box red velvet cake mix
1 cup club soda
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9” X 13” baking pan with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, thoroughly whisk cake mix with club soda. Transfer to the baking pan, and smooth out the top.
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Cake Mix + Pumpkin
Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix is CLEARLY a classic choice. (Hello?! Yum Yum Brownie Muffins!) But spice cake mix... WOW. Yellow and white cake mixes, sadly, don’t work as well.
The Texture: Thick and dense in the BEST possible way. Brownie-like, in the case of the devil's food; the spice cake reminded us of pumpkin bread!
The Taste: No one would ever guess this is guilt-free in any way. It's delicious!
2-Ingredient Chocolate Cake
1/12 of cake: 152 calories, 2g total fat (1g sat. fat), 298mg sodium, 32g carbs, 2.5g fiber, 17g sugars, 2g protein
Prep:5 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Ingredients:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9” X 13” baking pan with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix cake mix with pumpkin. (Batter will be THICK.) Transfer to the baking pan, and smooth out the top.
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Cake Mix + Egg Whites
Best Flavor: Egg whites are like little black dresses in the world of cake—they go with everything! Feel free to use fat-free egg substitute instead.
The Texture: Light and fluffy with a more substantial, cake-like consistency than the applesauce and soda versions.
The Taste: Good! But it's not our top pick. That one's up next...
2-Ingredient Birthday Cake
1/12 of cake: 144 calories, 1.5g total fat (0.5g sat. fat), 311mg sodium, 29.5g carbs, 1g fiber, 15g sugars, 3g protein
Prep:5 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Ingredients:
1 boxconfetti/rainbow cake mix
1 cup (about 8 large) egg whites or fat-free liquid egg substitute
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9” X 13” baking pan with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix with egg. Add 1 cup water, and whisk thoroughly. Transfer to the baking pan, and smooth out the top.
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Cake Mix + Greek Yogurt
Best Flavor: Carrot cake! Devil’s food cake comes in a close second.
The Texture: The word "velvety" comes to mind... Super moist and decadent! Kind of like a brownie-cake hybrid.
The Taste: YUMMY! Everyone who tried this loved it. There wasn't any yogurt taste at all... just pure cake-tastic deliciousness!
2-Ingredient Carrot Cake
1/12 of cake: 144 calories, 1g total fat (0.5g sat. fat), 280mg sodium, 30g carbs, 0g fiber, 15.5g sugars, 3.5g protein
Prep:5 minutes
Cook:40 minutes
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Ingredients:
1 box carrot cake mix
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9” X 13” baking pan with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix with yogurt. Add 1/2 cup water, and mix thoroughly. Transfer to the baking pan, and smooth out the top.
Bake for 35–40 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
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