Simply delicious, pineapple rum cake is a current favorite around my house. It is moist, sweet, and satisfying.
My husband and I have been missing sweets and treats since I’ve been on Weight Watchers (currently down 74 pounds!). I recently discovered some fantastic baking recipes that are WW friendly and began to experiment with them and change them to my liking. This cake has only 4 points per serving. But even if you’re not dieting, it is rich and satisfying, so don’t let the “diet” ingredients scare you off!
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Many of the Weight Watchers baking recipes involve cake mix and diet sodas. I tried a couple and they were sweet and moist, but I wanted a little something more. This is the best combination I’ve come up with so far!
A plain pineapple cake is great, but a pineapple rum cake? Get outta here! Even better. Although I haven’t tried it yet, I would like to try it with a garnish of toasted coconut to create a pina colada cake. But that would add points, so it hasn’t happened yet.
Simply Delicious Pineapple Rum Cake
It’s so good you will forget that this is a diet-friendly recipe! (Don’t tell!)
Ingredients:
- 1 – Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
- 4 oz Sprite Zero
- 1 – 20 oz can of pineapple tidbits in juice (NOT heavy syrup!)
- 1 tsp of rum extract
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Use cooking spray to coat a bundt cake pan
- Mix the pineapple cake mix, the entire can of pineapple and juice, and the rum extract and whisk thoroughly. I didn’t use the stand mixer on this one as I didn’t want the pineapple to become too bruised.
- Fold in the Sprite Zero (or Diet Sprite) last.
- Pour the entire mixture into the bundt cake pan. Then use a rubber spatula to get all that goodness into the baking pan!
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Use a toothpick to make sure the cake is baked in the middle. Add three more minutes if needed.
- After the cake has cooled for 15 minutes, gently flip the bundt pan over onto a cake plate.
Skip the icing, but do splurge on a dollop of light whipped topping. As you can see in the photo, I couldn’t wait to dig in and ate a bite before taking my photo. Yum! If you add whipped topping, as I did for this photo, that will add on to your daily ww smart points total. (I saved the points to enjoy this treat)
I’m sure that if you give this a try, you’ll love it! Please share comments with me if you give it a try. I’d love to hear how it works out for you. Also, please feel free to share photos of your cake on Facebook!
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