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American Dream Cupcakes
Fresh California Avocado replaces the butter or oil in a traditional cupcake recipe and creates a delicious, light green cupcake. Topped with a simple cream
Ingredients:
½ cup pureed California Avocado
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
½ cup low-fat buttermilk
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
Patriotic cake decorations
For the Frosting: 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. low-fat milk, or more as needed
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line muffin tins with foil or non-stick cups.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, combine avocado puree and sugar.
- Beat until very smooth and even in color.
- Add eggs. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes.
- Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a small bowl.
- Gradually blend in flour mixture alternating with buttermilk and vanilla into the batter, starting and ending with the flour mixture.
- Divide batter among the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
- Cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted into one of the center cupcakes comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool in the cupcakes tins for 5 minutes, then remove to a rack and cool to room temperature.
- Frost with Easy Cream Cheese Frosting and decorate with patriotic cake decorations.
- To Make the Easy Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat softened cream cheese in a medium mixer bowl until light and creamy. There should be no lumps.
- Beat in milk and then about ¾ of the powdered sugar.
- Taste and add more powdered sugar and/or milk depending on your preference for sweetness and spreadability.