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Avocado Pound Cake with Raspberry Glaze

Ingredients
  

Pound Cake

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg separated
  • 1 egg white
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup puréed avocado
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil (solid and at room temperature)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract optional

Raspberry Glaze

  • 1/2 cup frozen raspberries thawed
  • 3/4 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sweetened shredded coconut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Spray a loaf pan lightly with cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer or beaters until frothy, about 1-2 minutes. Slowly add in 2 tablespoons of sugar. After adding sugar, continue to beat on high speed for 3-4 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl sift flour and whisk with baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside as well.
  • In a large bowl beat avocado with coconut oil until very smooth. Add in remaining sugar and beat until very fluffy, about 3 min. Add in egg yolk, milk and vanilla and almond extract.
  • Add half of flour mixture with a rubber spatula. Fold in half the egg whites gently until combined. Gently fold in remaining flour mixture and egg whites.
  • Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or until loaf is golden brown. Loosely cover with foil and continue baking until a toothpick inserted in centre of loaf comes out clean, 20 to 25 more min. Cool in pan on a rack for 10 min, then turn loaf out onto rack to cool completely.
  • To make the glaze, use the back of a large spoon to push raspberries through a sieve into a bowl. Purée should measure 2 to 3 tablespoons. Discard seeds and pulp. Sift icing sugar and whisk with juice until smooth. Drizzle glaze over pound cake. Top with shredded coconut.