Avocado Lime Cake with a Toasted Coco Macadam

By jbaird

Avocados are used instead of butter or oil in this moist and tender cake. Add cream cheese frosting, macadamia nuts and coconut for a very elegant, yet healthy dessert.

Ingredients

• •Cake:
• •3 cups flour
• •1 teaspoon baking soda
• •1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •2 large ripe avocados, diced
• •2 cups sugar
• •2 large limes, juiced
• •Zest of one lime, about 1/3 cup
• •3 large eggs
• •1/2 cup water
• •Icing:
• •8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• •2 small limes, juiced
• •Zest of one lime, about 1/4 cup
• •5 cups confectioners sugar
• •1/2 teaspoon salt
• •1 1/2 cups coconut, toasted
• •2/3 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray two 8-inch round cake pans with non-stick baking spray, then set aside. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl, then set aside. Beat avocados, sugar, lime juice and zest in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed, for 4 minutes or until mixture is fairly smooth and fluffy. Add water then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture. Mix until flour is incorporated into avocado mixture. Divide batter equally between two prepared pans and spread evenly. Bake on middle rack of oven for 32-35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in center of each cake layer comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Icing: Beat cream cheese, lime juice and zest in a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer on medium high speed, for 3 minutes or until smooth. Add confectioners sugar and salt, beating until smooth. Spread icing between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish each layer and top and sides of cake with the toasted coconut and macadamia nuts. Notes: To quickly and effortlessly toast coconut, spray a medium nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat on medium. Continually toss coconut around until a golden brown color. Let cool completely. Number of Servings: 12