Avocado Buttercream Frosting

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  null null, null 08-24-2009

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  Certainly Curious!

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  I got a real kick out of the whole avocado episode and upon seeing the frosting, I had to try it for myself. I was... pleasantly surprised to find it tasted refreshingly different, and very tasty! As for the "highly good chef" (Anonymous), I think that until you've managed to spell "avocado" correctly (much less decide whether it's a fruit or a vegetable--and it IS a fruit), you should just relax and let Alton do his thing. Moreover, you call AB a terrible chef, and he has stated himself that he is NOT a chef, but rather a home cook looking to explore the science and practice of food and cooking! I love this recipe.Read more

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  renee lambertville, NJ 08-23-2009

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  side note to Anonymous 08-05-2006

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  If you were the "highly good chef" you claim to be you would know an avocado is a FRUIT not a vegetable as you say.....

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  Kris chicago, IL 05-18-2009

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  Yes, it's GREEN....duh!!!;p

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  That is actually the whole novelty of this recipe!! For those of you that are clueless as to what "this is good... for/potential uses" if you have seen the show it will be glaringly obvious. It is a great way to introduce something healthy and new into a kids diet (also very reminiscent of the "Sneaky Chef" tactics, and honestly the only way this avocado hating gal would eat this item.Btw, she also advocates sneaking into chocolate pudding and it works brilliantly there as well!!) As for taste and texture, admittedly it is a bit thinner than your average icing. And my hubby and I agreed it had a light kiwi type taste (aka likely better forsuited for lighter, and even fruity styles of cake).It was GREAT tasting, and my son and I loved the "slime" color (I also plan on using this as the base for my 'spring' cupcakes for it's *grass* type color). And to the reviewer who fancies himself a "good chef" and is outraged as using sugar w/a "vegetable"...uhhhhh, ever hear of carrot cake, zuchini muffins, sweet potato pie, shall I go on?!? Basically, the sign of a "good chef" is an open mind and realization that it doesn't matter what ingridients you use as long as the finished product comes out well, and this one does just that....which you would know if...and here's a novel concept....you had actually TRIED said recipe before you came on here to RATE it!!!:0 Fwiw, I, being an intelligent person, am "disgusted" by morons that come onto a site to blather nonsense and unrelated personal opinions in a forum made for a completely different purpose.Rating a recipe poorly because you some kind of beef w/the chef (who is actually a total genius btw) is beyond idiotic. Aka...Get a life "Anonymous". Read more

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  Pam Omaha, NE 04-21-2009

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  Not really a buttercream frosting

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  This recipe should be called a glaze. With no butter in it, and the runny consistency, that is what it reminds me of. I love... avocado, and I think it could be added to a real buttercream recipe with good results.Read more

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  Angela Peachtree city, GA 12-09-2008

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  Tasty!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  A bit wet (I used 3/4 cup sugar and lemon juice of a whole lemon to compensate skipping the extract), but great color and... flavor. It ended up tasting light and fruity (like fresh red grapes) - this may be from the Florida avocado I used instead of Haas, one of which is big enough to substitute 2 Haas.Read more

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  Anonymous 04-20-2008

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  Not a fan...

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  My husband asked me to try this for his birthday because we were curious. We were not impressed. The frosting looked more... like the slime from a Nickelodeon show than frosting. And, the taste - well, it tasted like avocado with sugar on it. We won't try this again, but all our friends sure are getting a kick out of us trying to make frosting with avocados!Read more