Avocado Cake with Raspberry Filling and Key Lime Buttercream Frosting - California Avocados

Avocado Cake with Raspberry Filling and Key Lime Buttercream Frosting - California Avocados

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This moist cake recipe uses Fresh California Avocado in place of some of the butter or shortening used in a traditional buttermilk cake.

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Ingredients

  • Baking spray
  • 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (sifted before measuring)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 ripe, Fresh California Avocado, seeded, peeled, and pureed in a food processor or blender until smooth
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • Key Lime Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows)
  • 1/2 cup raspberry jam, for filling
  • Frosting Ingredients
  • 1/2 ripe, Fresh California Avocados, seeded and peeled
  • 3 Tbsp. butter, at room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp. low-fat cream cheese
  • 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 tsp. key lime (or regular lime) zest
  • 2 Tbsp. key lime (or regular lime) juice
  • 1 Tbsp. milk, or more as needed to thin

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