Extra Chocolatey Zucchini Loaves

I'm not lucky enough to have my own garden (and even if I did, I don't have a very green thumb), but last week I found out I am lucky enough to work in an office with some gardeners. I love it when people come in with surplus rhubarb or apples or, in this case, zucchinis. Then, after I've gone home and turned perfectly healthy fruits and veggies into sweet, sweet desserts, I can bring the finished product in to share with my co-workers. It's the circle of life... or secondary industry... or something.
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Avocado Pound Cake with Raspberry Glaze

I'm obsessed with avocados. They're so damn good. I've tempered my addiction somewhat, but there was a while there where I was eating at least half an avocado every day. On toast, in pasta sauce, on pizza... but I never realized you could bake with them. 

When I was home for Christmas in December, my mom (knowing that I have an avocado dependency) gave me a recipe from her Chatelaine magazine for a pound cake that uses ripe avocado as a substitute for about half of the butter. So, I mean, I don't know about healthy, but it's definitely healthier than a regular pound cake. Plus it's kind of quirky and colourful and delicious, and that counts for a lot.


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