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Ingredients
- Avocado Ricotta Pound Cake
- Avocado Ricotta Pound Cake
- Yield: 1 loaf - 10 slices
- Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup mashed pulp of a ripe avocado from Mexico
- 1/2 cup requesón or ricotta cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- Confectionersâ sugar, to taste
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