Avocado Chocolate Cake

By zircon50

Yes this is a cake made with avocado. Not only is it made with avocado, but it is made without butter or eggs.

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• ◦3 cups all-purpose flour
• ◦6 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• ◦1/2 teaspoon salt
• ◦2 teaspoons baking powder
• ◦2 teaspoons baking soda
• ◦2 cups granulated sugar
• ◦1/4 cup vegetable oil
• ◦1/2 cup soft avocado, well mashed (About one avocado. I put mine in a food processor to ensure there weren’t any lumps)
• ◦2 cups water
• ◦2 Tablespoons white vinegar
• ◦2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING:
• ◦1/4 cup heavy cream
• ◦2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Use Pam Spray with flour and spray an 8-10 cup bundt pan. Set aside.

2. Sift together all of the dry ingredients except the sugar.

3. Mix all the wet ingredients together in a bowl, including the mashed avocado.

4. Add sugar into the wet mix and stir.

5. Mix the wet with the dry all at once, and beat with a whisk (by hand) until smooth.

6. Pour batter into a greased cake pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

7. To make the chocolate ganache frosting, combine chopped chocolate and heavy cream in a glass bowl. Microwave for about 30 seconds and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. If it isn’t hot enough to melt the chocolate, microwave for about 10-15 more seconds.

8. Let chocolate ganache cool for a few minutes. Then put into piping bag and pipe chocolate ganache along the lines of the bundt cake.