Name: Avocado Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/3 c Sugar; 1/2 c Butter; 2 Eggs; well beaten; 1 c Pureed avocado; (the riper, the better the flavor); 1/3 c Buttermilk; (I subbed some sour cream...you use what you got!!); 1/2 ts Cinnamon; 1/2 ts Nutmeg; freshly ground; 1/2 ts Allspice; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 1/2 ts Baking soda; 1 1/2 c All purpose flour; 1/2 c Chopped dates; (I subbed dried cherries); 1/4 c Golden raisins; 1/2 c Walnuts; (I used pecans); 1 pt Heavy cream; 1/4 c Light rum; 1 pn Salt; 1 c Confectioners sugar

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Butter
2		Eggs; well beaten
1	c	Pureed avocado; (the riper, the better the flavor)
1/3	c	Buttermilk; (I subbed some sour cream…you use what you got!!)
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1/2	ts	Nutmeg; freshly ground
1/2	ts	Allspice
1/2	ts	Salt
1 1/2	ts	Baking soda
1 1/2	c	All purpose flour
1/2	c	Chopped dates; (I subbed dried cherries)
1/4	c	Golden raisins
1/2	c	Walnuts; (I used pecans)
1	pt	Heavy cream
1/4	c	Light rum
1	pn	Salt
1	c	Confectioners sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

from "Maurice's Tropical Fruit Cook Book" by Maurice de Verteuil (some
modifications in directions made)
Cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs; mix well. Add avocado puree; mix
well. Lastly, add buttermilk. Combine spices, salt, soda and flour.
Gradually, add dry ingredients to wet beating well; it should be on the
stiff side. Add dates, raisins and walnuts. Turn into a greased 9x9 inch
baking dish and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Combine cream, rum, salt and sugar and beat until stiff. (Of course, you
must have your bowl and beaters chilled to accomplish this!). Chill. Serve
a "dollop" of this cream on each piece of avocado cake.
NOTE: This recipe can be doubled and baked in a 9x13 inch pan. The cooking
time remains the same. I have never made the cream topping. I prefer to
make a simple glaze with confectioners sugar, lime juice and milk, although
keeping the cake "plain" is just fine. This is a lovely, moist, mildly
spicy, old fashioned cake. People will guess that it is a carrot or
zucchini cake if they don't know what the "secret" ingredient is. The
batter is a lovely shade of green, but the cake bakes up a brown color.
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