Chocolate Avocado Cupcakes
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Serves: 18-24
 
Though chocolate and avocado seem an unlikely pair, they share rich, comforting qualities and make a surprisingly good match in this chocolate avocado cake.
Ingredients
Chocolate Avocado Cake
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • ¼ cup mashed avocado
  • ¼ cup shortening or low-fat Greek or other plain yogurt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Avocado Glaze
  • 3-4 Tbsp avocado
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1-2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
Chocolate Avocado Cake
  1. Pour the boiling water over the chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts.
  2. Cream the avocado, yogurt {or shortening} and sugar.
  3. Add in the eggs and then the melted chocolate/water mixture.
  4. Add the flour and baking soda alternately with the buttermilk and vanilla, mixing the ingredients until a smooth batter forms.
  5. Pour the cake batter into lined cupcake pans and bake the cupcakes for 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cake springs back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  6. Or pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan and bake the cake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until the done.
  7. Or pour the batter into smaller pans to form a layer cake and bake them for 35 minutes.
Chocolate Avocado Glaze
  1. Mix the ingredients together until a smooth glaze forms.
  2. Adjust the amount of milk and sugar to reach your desired consistency.
  3. Spoon the glaze onto the cooled cupcakes/cake and top with chocolate sprinkles if desired.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/chocolate-avocado-cupcakes/