Cooking Mommy: Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

I have been looking for new recipes I can eat on Weight Watchers, in particular desserts. I found this one, and it was very yummy! I made it in 2 loaf pans instead of an angel food cake pan.

Ingredients
1 can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple in 100% juice
1 box angel food cake mix

Directions
Add pineapple and juice in can to angel food cake mix. Do not add anything else. Follow directions on cake mix to finish your cake.

WW points: 1/12 of the cake is 3 points. To give you an idea, that would be 1/6 of a loaf, which is a good size piece. :-)

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.