Name: 3-Ingredient Weight Watchers Lemon Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 15.25 ounces lemon cake mix ((1 box)); 5.3 ounces lemon Greek yogurt; 1 cup water; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon vanila extract

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This guilt-free 3-Ingredient Weight Watchers Lemon Cake is the perfect sweet indulgence to enjoy without derailing your daily points count!

Perfectly soft and moist 3-Ingredient Weight Watchers Lemon Cake is the world’s easiest dessert! Ready in just 35 minutes, this sweet cake is perfect for satisfying any sweet tooth, with or without the optional vanilla glaze!

slice of weight watchers lemon cake on a spatula over the cake with recipe name at the bottom

MY FAVORITE NO GUILT DESSERT

Lemon pound cake is one of my go-to sweet treats so I love that I can satisfy those craving with this Weight Watchers Lemon Cake! One slice of this amazing lemon cake is only one Weight Watchers point and, if you have a couple of points to spare, you can drizzle on a delicious vanilla glaze!

You can satisfy more of your sweet cravings with amazing Weight Watchers Apple Cobbler and Weight Watchers Berry Crisp For One.

OTHER RECIPES TO SERVE WITH LEMON CAKE

Gluten Free Healthy Blueberry Muffins – Sweet cravings can hit at breakfast time or at dinner, but these muffins are delicious all day long!
Vanilla Almond Overnight Oats – These oats are a great way to start the day and they’re great for busy mornings.

INGREDIENTS

Cake Mix: The main ingredient in 3-Ingredient Weight Watchers Lemon Cake is a box of lemon cake mix.

Yogurt: You’ll need a 5.3 ounce lemon greek yogurt and a cup of water to round out this lemon cake recipe.

Vanilla Glaze: This simple glaze combines powdered sugar, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.

HOW TO MAKE 3-INGREDIENT LEMON CAKE

STEP ONE: Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Next, grab a large mixing bowl and combine the lemon cake mix, lemon Greek yogurt, and water.

lemon cake mix, water, and lemon yogurt in a mixing bowl

STEP TWO: Mix the ingredients until they are smooth and pour the batter into a greased bundt pan.

weight watchers lemon cake batter in a bundt pan

STEP THREE: Bake the Weight Watchers Lemon Cake for 30 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test. Remove the cake and let it cool on a wire rack before turning it over and removing it from the pan.

lemon glaze ingredients in a mixing bowl

STEP FOUR: To make the optional glaze, whisk all of the ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake. Cut the cake into slices and enjoy!

weight watchers lemon cake with a slice removed to show the inside of the cake

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

This cake will make 12 servings, each of which is 1 Weight Watchers point.
You can also use other cake mix flavors in this recipe, like strawberry or chocolate! Just don’t forget to use a complimentary greek yogurt flavor.

slice of weight watchers lemon cake on a plate with a fork

HOW TO STORE WEIGHT WATCHERS LEMON CAKE

This delicious lemon cake will stay fresh for up to three days when kept in airtight container at room temperature. You may also store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to five days. This cake is also perfect for freezing to have hand for future cravings!

HOW TO FREEZE 3-INGREDIENT LEMON CAKE

I prefer to freeze individual slices of this greek yogurt lemon cake so I can enjoy them a slice at a time when I want a quick and easy dessert. Make sure that the cake is completely cooled down before wrapping it up in plastic wrap and freezing it. Individually wrapped lemon cake slices will last in the freezer for about two months.

slice of weight watchers lemon cake on a plate with lemon glaze being poured over top

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