Avocado Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt

Avocado lemon poppy seed bundt with lemon glaze. The buttery creaminess of the avocado lends so much to the this cake. The cake is moist from the natural oils in the avocado, but since this recipe uses no additional oils and utilizes the creaming method, the crumb is still on the lighter side, giving it the best qualities from two types of cakes. The avocado taste is there, but subtle, and works well with the savory poppy. Lemon was an obvious flavor pairing choice and it adds the necessary brightness- the glaze really makes this cake!

Avocado Lemon PoppySeed Bundt
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, room temp
2 1/2 cups sugar
Zest of one lemon
1 1/2 cups of ripe avocado flesh (about 1 1/2 to 2 avocados), mashed
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons poppy seeds
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Heavily grease bundt pan. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in medium bowl. Whisk in poppy seeds. In stand mixer using paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the lemon zest. Add the avocado and mix until smooth and well incorporated. Add the vanilla + eggs one at a time until fully incorporated, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. With mixer on slow, begin adding dry ingredients (three additions), alternating with buttermilk + lemon juice (two additions) until JUST combined (with some flour remaining). Remove bowl from mixer and finish incorporating by hand until flour streaks are incorporated. Pour into prepared bundt pan and bake for approx. 45-55 minutes, or until skewer comes out clean. Cool in bundt pan on wire rack for 20 minutes, and then turn out onto rack to cool completely.

Adapted from: Joy the Baker

Lemon Glaze
Ingredients
Two lemons
Powdered sugar to taste

Directions
Squeeze the lemons into a strainer over a bowl and then whisk in powdered sugar until it's the taste and consistency you prefer. Drizzle over cake.