Vegan Avocado Lime Coconut Cake

Revealed: Jun 7, 2023 by Anthea

Mushy, fluffy and zesty vegan avocado cake with the tropical flavors of lime and coconut. This decadent cake is adorned with an avocado ganache, fast raspberry jam and vanilla lime buttercream.

What to anticipate from this cake

TASTE/TEXTURE: This cake tastes like a tropical vacation with a touch of avocado. It is fantastically fluffy and moist!

DIFFICULTY: The sponge cake layers and buttercream are easy to make. Typical of white chocolate ganaches, the avocado ganache is a bit finicky. Nevertheless, I’ve offered a number of suggestions within the weblog publish under.

Components you may want

Notes concerning the components

Ripe avocado makes the cake further velvety and moist.

Lime juice and lime zest. I added a lot of lime juice/zest for the most effective taste however not an excessive amount of that it weighs down the avocado cake (sure, citrus can try this!).

Coconut extract enhances the lime with out altering the feel of the cake. I experimented with dried coconut and coconut milk and do not advocate them for this recipe.

Inexperienced meals coloring (optionally available) makes the cake a fairly inexperienced shade! With out the meals shade, your cake can be a light-weight pastel inexperienced.

TIP: Do not be tempted so as to add extra avocado or lime juice as it’s going to make the cake dense and stodgy.

An entire checklist of components, portions and directions are within the grey recipe card on the backside of this publish.

Making the cake batter

The avocado cake batter comes collectively in a single bowl!

If in case you have a stick blender, puree all of the moist components in a big mixing bowl. Alternatively, use a stand blender or meals processor to puree the components, then switch the combination to a bowl. Simply make it possible for there are not any chunks of avocado!

The colour of your avocado combination can be just like the colour of your last cake. So, be happy so as to add extra coloring if desired!

Then add all of your dry components and blend till the combination is properly mixed.

Baking the cake

The avocado cake layers normally take half-hour to bake. For those who insert a toothpick within the center, it ought to come out comparatively clear. In case your toothpick has a number of moist crumbs on it, that is nice however there should not be any moist batter.

The cake will deflate a bit once you take it out of the oven and that is okay!

TIP: For those who personal cake strips, I like to recommend utilizing them for this cake. The muffins dome a bit however the flatter the muffins, the higher they will be for stacking!

Making the avocado ganache

White chocolate ganache is notoriously fiddly and extra temperamental than common chocolate ganache. If it is too heat, it’s going to drip to the underside of the cake. If it is too thick, it will not drip a lot. My prime suggestions are:

• Make sure that your ganache is barely hotter than room temperature
• Positively take a look at your ganache on the facet of a bowl or cup or do one take a look at drip on the facet of your cake. In case your ganache drips too far, let it cool for a couple of minutes. If it does not drip a lot, microwave your ganache in 10 second increments.

If you wish to make the ganache however do not need to fuss round, I like to recommend utilizing for simply the highest of your avocado cake. Pour the ganache on prime and unfold it with a spatula or spoon :).

Making ready the jam filling

You should utilize store-bought jam or make a selfmade cheat jam utilizing 3 components. Simply make it possible for the jam is thick so it does not ooze out of the cake.

For those who use store-bought jam, I strongly advocate cooking it with cornstarch on the stovetop to thicken it.

Earlier than you spoon your jam in your cake, I counsel making a ‘dam’ of frosting. This ensures the jam does not leak out the cake and down the perimeters. You may see easy methods to pipe a ‘frosting dam’ in this beneficial publish by Life, Love and Sugar.

Adorning the cake

You are welcome to embellish this cake in no matter approach you want. Nevertheless, to realize the look of the cake within the footage, listed below are my prime suggestions:

• Put together all of the elements (jam, buttercream and ganache) earlier than you begin adorning the cake.
• Make sure that your cake layers are chilled or at room temperature. Heat muffins soften frosting!

Customizing the cake

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Vegan Avocado Lime Cake

Mushy, fluffy and zesty vegan avocado cake with the tropical flavors of lime and coconut. This decadent cake is adorned with an avocado ganache, fast raspberry jam and vanilla lime buttercream.

Prep Time15 minutes

Cook dinner Time25 minutes

Whole Time40 minutes

Servings: 16 serves

Components

Raspberry jam filling (observe 4 for store-bought jam)

Directions

Make the vegan avocado lime coconut cake:

• Add the moist components to a big mixing bowl and mix with a stick blender. Alternatively, mix the moist components in a stand blender or meals processor, then switch the combination to a big bowl.

• Add the dry components to the bowl and blend till properly mixed. A number of small lumps are nice, so long as they don’t seem to be lumps of dry flour.

• Divide the cake batter into your ready cake pans.

• Bake the muffins for round 30-35 minutes or till you may insert a toothpick within the center and it comes out clear. A number of crumbs on the toothpick are nice.

• Enable the muffins to chill of their pans for quarter-hour. Then fully cool them on a wire rack.

Make the buttercream:

• Add the vegan butter to a big bowl or stand mixer. Beat till the butter is gentle and fluffy. Add the sugar, lime juice and vanilla extract and beat till mixed. Add extra sugar for a firmer frosting or extra lime juice (or dairy-free milk) for a softer frosting.

• Put aside till wanted.

Make the fast jam:

• Add all components and a touch of water to a small saucepan and toss till mixed. Deliver to a delicate simmer for 10 minutes whereas stirring and mashing the berries. Add extra water for a thinner jam or proceed to simmer for a thicker jam.

• When the jam has thickened, put aside to chill. It’s going to thicken extra whereas it cools.

Make the avocado ganache (optionally available):

• Soften the coconut cream in a small saucepan. Take away from the warmth. Add the white chocolate and permit the combination to take a seat for five minutes to melt the chocolate. Combine till mixed.

• Add the avocado to the combination. Mix with a stick blender or stand blender till clean.

• Enable the ganache to chill till it is a drizzle consistency. If wanted, add a touch of milk to skinny the ganache or extra coconut cream to thicken the ganache. You will must work with the ganache rapidly.

Assemble the cake:

• Use a serrated knife to chop the domes off the muffins, if any. Place one cake layer on a serving plate.

• Unfold or pipe round ¾ cup of buttercream on the cake. For those who’re utilizing the jam, create a ‘frosting dam’ then unfold the raspberry jam within the center. Place the remaining cake on prime. Unfold round 1 ½ cups of frosting across the tops and sides of the cake.

• Non-obligatory: Drizzle the avocado ganache down the perimeters of the cake. If the ganache is just too thick, heat it up for a number of seconds within the microwave (see the weblog publish for extra suggestions). Pipe the remaining frosting on prime of the cake. Enhance the remainder of the cake, as desired.

• Retailer the cake in an hermetic container at room temperature for 1 day or within the fridge. Enable the cake to return to room temperature for 1-2 hours earlier than serving. Leftovers will maintain within the fridge for five days or within the freezer for 1 month.

Notes

1. I strongly advocate weighing the avocado flesh. Avocados differ quite a bit in dimension and including an excessive amount of avocado will make the cake dense.
2. For the complete recipe, you may want round 2-3 medium limes.
3. All manufacturers of meals coloring differ in depth so chances are you’ll want to regulate accordingly. For those who use a inexperienced coloring gel, I counsel utilizing lower than ⅛ teaspoon. Alternatively, chances are you’ll use ½ – 1 cup of child spinach leaves for those who do not thoughts a denser cake. Puree the spinach with the avocado combination.
4. Alternatively, use 150 grams of store-bought jam and 1 ½ tablespoons corn starch. Combine them in a saucepan and prepare dinner till thickened.

Vitamin

Serving: 1 slice of cake with out decorations | Energy: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fats: 13g | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg