CALIFORNIA AVOCADO CUPCAKES WITH KEY LIME BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
"With the addition of Fresh California Avocados, these moist, light buttermilk cupcakes are a great alternative to traditional cupcakes. The avocado in the Key Lime Buttercream recipe not only replaces some of the butter with good fat, it also makes for an amazingly creamy texture that is wonderful for decorating...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 ¼ sifted cake flour (sifted before measuring)
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1 baking powder
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1 baking soda
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½ salt
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2 butter, at room temperature
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1 ripe, Fresh California Avocado, seeded, peeled, and pureed till smooth with a food processor or blender (do not simply mash)
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1 sugar
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1 vanilla extract
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2 large eggs
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1 low-fat buttermilk
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Key Lime Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows)
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Key Lime Buttercream Frosting
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3 confectioner’s sugar
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½ ripe, Fresh California Avocado, seeded and peeled
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2 butter, at room temperature
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2 cream cheese, at room temperature
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1 lime, zest only, very finely zested
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2 key lime juice (If key limes are unavailable regular fresh lime juice will work fine)
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1 milk, or more as needed
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1 vanilla extract
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