Avocado Lime Cake With a Toasted Coco-Macadamia Nut Icing
- Ready In:
- 53mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
CAKE
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large ripe avocados, diced (about 1 3/4 cup 2 cups)
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large limes, juiced and the zest of one lime (about 1/3 cup)
- 3 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup water
-
ICING
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 small limes, juiced and the zest of one lime (about 1/4 cup)
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups coconut, toasted
- 2⁄3 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
directions
-
CAKE:
- HEAT oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray two (8-inch) round cake pans with no stick baking spray; set aside.
- SIFT flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
- BEAT avocados, sugar, lime juice and zest in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 4 minutes or until mixture is fairly smooth and fluffy. Add water and then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- REDUCE mixer speed to low and add flour mixture. Mix until flour is incorporated into avocado mixture. Divide batter equally between the two prepared pans and spread evenly.
- BAKE on the middle rack of oven for 32 to 35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of each cake layer comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
-
ICING:
- BEAT cream cheese, lime juice and zest in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 3 minutes, or until smooth. Add confectioners sugar and salt, beating until smooth.
- SPREAD icing between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish each layer and on top and sides with half the toasted coconut and macadamia nuts.
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