Recipe Description:
This fluffy cake gets all its richness from the avocado’s good fats and its right amount of zing from the lime, making it the perfect dessert.
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Servings:
- Recipe serving size: 1 small cake
- Number of servings:
Ingredients:
Cake
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 ripe, fresh avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and mashed
- 3 Tbsp. 2% milk
- 1/4 tsp. lime zest
Lime Glaze
- 1 Tbsp. confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 tsp. lime juice
Instructions:
Cake
- Spray the inside of an 8-oz. microwave-safe mug with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl combine flour, granulated sugar and baking powder. Stir in mashed avocado, milk and lime zest until blended. Transfer to prepared mug.
- Microwave 2 minutes or until cake has puffed up and is cooked through. (Timing will differ depending on wattage of your microwave).
Lime Glaze
- Combine confectioners sugar and lime juice, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over cake.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving per recipe
Serving Size 1 serving (185g)
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 370 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 12g | 15% | |
| Saturated Fat 2g | 11% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | - | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g | - | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 7g | - | |
| Cholesterol < 5mg | 1% | |
| Sodium 350mg | 15% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 62g | 23% | |
| Dietary Fiber 6g | 20% | |
| Total Sugars 32g | - | |
| Includes 31g Added Sugars | 62% | |
| Protein 6g | - | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 75mg | 6% | |
| Iron 2mg | 8% | |
| Potassium 489mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin A 13mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C 8mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin E 2mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin K 16mcg | 15% | |
| Thiamin 0.22mg | 20% | |
| Riboflavin 0.29mg | 25% | |
| Niacin 4mg | 25% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.21mg | 15% | |
| Folate 63mcg DFE | 15% | |
| (0mcg folic acid) | - | |
| Vitamin B12 0.18mcg | 8% | |
| Biotin 0mcg | 0% | |
| Pantothenic Acid 1mg | 25% | |
| Choline 11mg | 2% | |
| Phosphorus 91mg | 8% | |
| Iodine 0mcg | 0% | |
| Magnesium 29mg | 6% | |
| Zinc 0.67mg | 6% | |
| Selenium 2mcg | 4% | |
| Copper 0.15mg | 15% | |
| Manganese 0.11mg | 4% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
