California Avocado Cupcakes with Key Lime Buttercream Frosting - California Avocados

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (sifted before measuring)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. butter, at room temperature
• 1 ipe, Fresh California Avocado, seeded, peeled, and pureed till smooth with a food processor or blender (do not simply mash)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• As needed Key Lime Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows)
• Key Lime Buttercream Frosting
• 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 1/2 ripe, Fresh California Avocados, seeded and peeled
• 2 oz. butter, at room temperature
• 2 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 lime, zest only, very finely zested
• 2 Tbsp. key lime juice (If key limes are unavailable regular fresh lime juice will work fine)
• 1 Tbsp. milk, or more as needed