This soft and moist avocado cake recipe with chocolate swirls has no butter, shortening or margarine. It's a bit healthier because of the avocado puree.
I have been working on this easy avocado cake recipe since last Summer but every time I made it, something was wrong. After a thousand tweaks, this recipe is now PERFECT!
This avocado marble cake is soft and moist. It's not too dense like a pound cake but not too airy like a chiffon cake either. There's a nice balance.
The fresh avocado puree adds a lot of moisture and it also replaces shortening, butter and margarine, making it a slight healthy avocado cake.
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The best thing about this simple avocado cake recipe is there is no need to make it pretty, thanks to all those beautiful chocolate swirls on top. This would be a great avocado birthday cake for people who are not too fond of frostings.
I know most of you are worried that you will taste the avocados in this avocado chocolate cake but trust me when I say this=> You can't taste them at all!
My husband couldn't tell and he has a very strong palette!
How to make avocado cake?
- Cream together avocado puree, sugar, coconut oil.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- Separately, whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Combine the dry mixture and wet mixture together.
- To create the marble effect, reserve some cake batter and mix it together with sugar, milk and cocoa powder. Swirl it with a butter knife on top of the cake.
- Bake and enjoy.
Tips for avocado cake:
- Both, baking powder and baking soda are required for the perfect texture. Don't omit one or replace one with the other.
- Don't replace buttermilk with regular milk since buttermilk adds moisture.
- Use RIPE avocados for maximum creaminess.
- Don't replace cake flour with any other flour since it creates the best cake texture.
- Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature so that they blend together smoothly.
- Puree the avocado into a very smooth mixture because if it's not smooth, there will be lumps in the cake.
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Recipe
Avocado Cake
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Ingredients
Avocado cake batter
- 1 Avocado Ripe, Pureed into a smooth paste without lumps
- 2 tablespoon Coconut oil
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 2 Eggs Large
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups Cake flour
- 1½ teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
Chocolate batter to create the "marbling" effect
- ¾ cup Avocado cake batter Remove this amount from the cake batter you just made
- 3 tablespoon Cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoon Sugar
- 4 tablespoon Milk More or less may be needed to make the batter smooth
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the avocado puree, coconut oil, and sugar and mix everything until smooth.
- Add eggs, one at a time, while continuing to mix.
- Add buttermilk and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Your avocado cake batter is ready.
- Scoop out ¾ cup of the batter you just made into another bowl.
- Add cocoa powder, sugar and milk and mix until just combined. Your chocolate avocado cake batter is ready.
- Pour spoonfuls of the chocolate avocado cake batter that you just made on top of the cakes and use a toothpick or a butter knife to create a marbling effect.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
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Until next time, tata my lovelies!
Marta
I love avocado, I love it in salads, drinks and everything. Especially in sweet meals. My friend said that avocado is a natural butter. there is something in it.
Acacia
Oooooohhhh! That looks amazing. I love how different your cake recipe's are; you're not afraid to try different ideas!
Swathi
Delicious avocado cake, I haven't tried yet.
Henna
an avocado cake huh? I would have never imagined! I tried a chocolate zucchini cake this summer and I was blown away by how a vegetable added to an otherwise heavy dessert just took it to the next level! Im sure this tastes amazing
Blond Duck
I love guacamole! I don't like the texture of avacados, but the cake would delicious I'm sure.
Medeja
It looks so nice! I don't think I have baked with avocado! Saving.
suzie
I do like avocado, I just never thought to try it in a cake. How inventive you are!!
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
Happy New Year! I have always loved avocados and asked for them all the time. And I am a big fan of avocado in a sweet recipe. I love this cake. I feel avocado has a similarmoist effect like pumpkin puree.
chicago foodie girl
Oooh, this looks great! I had an avocado cupcake for the first time last summer (avocado vanilla cake w/salted avocado frosting) - it was surprisingly delicious. I'm definitely going to have to give this a try.
Happy 2013!
Anne
I LOVE avocados! But I have yet to use them in baking! This marble cake is just beautiful. And I can only imagine how moist it must be! I've got to start sneaking those avocados into my batter! Happy New Year Abeer!
MaryMoh
Oh wow...wow.....this is very interesting. Never thought of avocado in a cake! I would love to try it one day. I never tried avocado until one day my sweet mother-in-law made avocado drink with condensed milk. I was hooked to it in an instant. That was so refreshing and delicious. These days I love avocado in salad. I even made salmon avocado pizza and it was really good. Thanks very much for sharing your recipe. I need to bookmark it. Take care and hope you have a lovely day.
thoma
Merry merry merry...you're a darling!!!!!!!!!! Me trying this cake right away!! I've gathered avocado complements taste magically though tasteless by itself!
Megan
This is SO interesting! I've never baked anything with avocado in it, but this looks like a must-try!
Sawsan
I love avocados and have a few in the freezer that I stored to make smoothies. Now I can't wait to try this marble cake recipe.
P.S. I love how scientific you are with recipes. Trying them as a cake and cupcake...brilliant
Wendy Irene
I love, love, LOVE avocados! But I didn't like them as a kid either. I think the green color probably grossed me out. Baking with them is such a great idea. I've been thinking about making an avocado chocolate mousse. Have you ever tried that before?
kale
i think you're right, it's not a "kinda" thing. love or hate. personally I LOVE them!! but i've never seen a recipe like this. so cool!