avocado cupcakes...!

....so this is just one of the cupcakes from the ghost cupcakes in fall flavors a couple weeks ago....

...avocado is a flavor that i've been meaning to try in cake form for awhile....!....i know i know...avocado makes some awesome fresh guacamole or works well on sandwiches, salad...and sushi...but as a sweet...?...well it is a fruit....(btw-i just found that out!)...and some countries do use them in milkshakes, ice cream and other desserts...so why not...!...plus they are super good for you...lots of fat but the good kind you need and they are higher in potassium than bananas...(thanks wikipedia!)

...i used the recipe here which in addition to the normal cupcakes stuff and avocado....it has some nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice....so it really does incorporate some fall flavors too....

...i just mashed the avocados up with a fork until mostly smooth....then added it to the batter.....

pre-baked:

post-baked:

...in addition to the ghosts....also froze some and then used them for the halloween lego minifig candy cupcakes....

.....i had one right out of the oven...super moist and pretty yummy.....i could get a faint flavor of avocado...but probably because i was looking for it....the spices really just made it reminiscent of a pumpkiny or other fall flavored cupcake.....the green throws people off a little....a lot guessed green tea before trying it....i kinda recommend not saying what the flavor is though and having people guess....i had a few people say they never would have tried an avocado cupcake if they knew the flav ahead of time....whatever...it was good....maybe not my absolute favorite.....but all in all i'm glad i tried it....and the color is so awesome for this time of year...that color is all from the avocado...no food coloring added...!...next time i'll try avocado frosting...!

...anyway...it's always fun to experiment a bit...right??!....happy columbus day!

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ghost cupcakes in fall flavors...!

....so i guess i'm jumping ahead like all the retail stores and posting halloween treats already....well if you can't beat 'em...join 'em....right?....

....the weather is getting a little crisp here on the east coast....so you can't help but start thinking about fall and all the flavors that go along with it....i've been a pinning nut on pinterest lately (me on pinterest!)...and have been meaning to do some different fall flavor cupcakes that i have found around the blogosphere....and although i love all the traditional fall flavors....like pumpkin, apple, carrot, etc...i wanted to try different ones as well.....

....these little guys are:

....and the colors are pretty much all from the veggie/fruit and/or spices used....i love the way the colors came out.....don't the colors work well for fall....and for halloween...?

....i may do some "how to" posts on some of the flavors because they are a little uncommon...but in general they are a little denser than regular boxed cake cupcakes....but very moist, and very tasty.....

...in case you are interested though...the recipes are linked for chocolate and red beet, avocado, butternut squash, and ube...(the maple cinnamon is just some left over boxed vanilla cake mix...about 3-4 cups....with about 2 tablespoons of maple syrup and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon added).....

...so you can really taste the flavor of the cupcake...just topped them with some good old cool whip...and then decided they looked like ghosts....so why not add some eyes and a mouth.....(made with some black candy melts)......

....and you get some little spooky ghost cupcakes in some unusual fall flavors for this halloween....!

.....oh and if you make these....i found it's better to not say what the flavors are....i took them to a family party and just said there were a bunch of flavors....then asked what kind they thought they were....some guessed wrong...but a couple guessed right....but 1 or 2 did say they would have never tried a "beet cupcake" or "avocado cupcake" had they known the flavors ahead of time....!...but it's always good to try new things right...?...except weird animal parts like gizzards and tripe and eye of newt or any of the plethora of dishes andrew zimmern seems to enjoy....no thanks, will stick to lots of sugary sweets instead...!

...thanks for stopping by and have an awesome week!

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