Chocolate Avocado Cake with Avocado Cream Cheese Frosting

So, I'm 24!

It happened a few weeks ago. I ate some really good food and received some really nice presents and one of my very best friends came to visit. I felt like turning fourteen instead of twenty-four, so we made avocado face masks and later fell asleep watching Clueless on the rec room floor.


In addition to the avocado face masks, I decided to put some in my birthday cake. I know this sounds weird, but it's kind of amazing. Recipe inspired by one found here.

The Cake:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 Tablespoons 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, extremely mashed (about 1 medium avocado)
• 2 cups water
• 2 Tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8-inch rounds and set aside. Sift together all of the dry ingredients in a bowl except the sugar. In a separate bowl, mix the oil, avocado, water, white vinegar and vanilla. Add sugar to the wet mix and stir. Mix the wet with the dry all at once, and beat with a whisk (by hand) until smooth. Pour batter into a greased cake tins. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick passes the test. Let the cakes cool in pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely before frosting with the avocado cream cheese frosting.

The Avocado Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1/4 cup non-hydrogenated margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup vegan cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
• 3 tablespoons very ripe mashed avocado
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice (to prevent the avocado from turning brown)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream together margarine and cream cheese until just combined. Use a handheld mixer to whip, add the confectioners' sugar in 1/2 cup batches. Mix until smooth, then blend in the avocado, lemon juice, and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.


Cover the cake in frosting and see if anyone can guess what it's made out of.