Categories: Cakes

Ingredients

• MINI CUPCAKES
• One 15.5-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 box dark chocolate cake mix
• FROSTING
• 1 ripe avocado
• ⅛ teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 13/4 cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Puree the beans in a food processor or blender with 1 cup water until well blended.

3. In a separate bowl, combine the cake mix with the pureed beans.

4. Mix well.

5. Line mini-cupcake tins with cupcake liners, and spoon the batter into them, filling the cups about halfway.

6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.

7. To make the frosting:

8. Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop out the meat.

9. Combine the avocado meat with the lemon juice, vanilla, and cream of tartar in a food processor or with a hand mixer.

10. Mix until smooth.

11. Add the confectioners’ sugar.

12. Mix well.

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