Dark Chocolate Avocado Cake |
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Makes 8 slices. Recipe from MyRecipes.com.
Ingredients Cake: 3 cups all-purpose flour 5 tbls dark chocolate cocoa powder 2 tsps baking powder 2 tsps baking soda ½ tsp kosher salt ¼ cup canola oil 1 ripe avocado, mashed until smooth 2 cups water 2 tbls white vinegar 2 tsps vanilla extract 2 cups sugar Frosting: 2 ripe avocados, mashed until smooth 2 cups confectioner's sugar 5 tbls dark chocolate cocoa powder Nutritional info per serving Calories 709 Fat 22.9g Sodium 472mg Carbohydrate 127g Dietary Fiber 9g Sugars 80g Protein 7.5g Iron 4mg Potassium 717mg |
Directions
NOTES:
If you want to frost the sides of the cake, double your frosting.
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9” round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk first five ingredients.
- In another bowl, whisk canola oil and next four ingredients. Once combined, add sugar.
- Pour wet avocado mixture into flour mixture and mix well until smooth. Divide batter evenly between cake pans. Bake cake in two 9” round cake pans, checking for doneness after 30 minutes.
- To frost, combine all frosting ingredients in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until combined and fluffy. Allow cakes to cool in pans, then turn out after 15 minutes to cool completely. Add a layer of frosting on first cake layer, then top with second cake layer. Add remaining frosting to the top of cake.
NOTES:
If you want to frost the sides of the cake, double your frosting.
