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Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle + 33 Recipes to use up Ripe Avocados

Updated 17 April 2025 Published 4 December 2018 37 Comments

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Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle - made with wholemeal spelt flour! Delicious, moist and packed full of fibre and nutrients!. #avocado #avocadocake #gingercake #speltcake #wholemealspeltflour #cake #cakerecipes #avocadorecipes #gingerrecipes #speltrecipes #avocadoloaf #avocadobread #gingerloaf #gingerbread #easycake #easyrecipe

This Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle is incredibly moist and delicious. Made with spelt flour, avocado, and fresh lemon juice, it’s a healthier cake that’s rich in nutrients and fibre!

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The other day, I found myself with 3 very ripe black avocados (another bargain buy) that needed using up. After some deliberation, I came up with this recipe for Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle.

I took Sophie Dahl’s Spelt Banana Bread recipe, adapted it to use avocado instead of banana, added crystallised ginger and decided a lemon drizzle icing would go well.

I have to admit it’s the most hipster cake I’ve ever made! Packed with nutrients and fibre from the avocados and wholemeal spelt flour, this avocado cake is almost in the realms of health food!

It’s the healthiest cake I’ve ever made, and even the icing is rich in Vitamin C from the lemon juice.

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It was a bit too healthy for my hubby’s liking, and my daughter wouldn’t even try it as she doesn’t like ginger cake. So, needing more taste testers, I put out an SOS on my neighbourhood WhatsApp group and found 2 households free to step into the breach!

I gave very clear instructions that I was only interested in honest feedback. If I was the only person who liked my Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle, then it would hit the cutting room floor!

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What did my taste testers think of my Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle?

I needn’t have worried, the first household said the avocado cake was “gorgeous, texture, flavour, icing just scrummy. Love the ginger with the lemon. 10 out of 10!”

The other household said, “The cake was truly delicious. So much so that I would like the recipe. Son thoroughly enjoyed his slice too. Both of us were very impressed!”

I breathed a huge sigh of relief and had another slice of cake to celebrate!

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Can you taste the avocado in Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle?

No, the avocado flavour is masked by the crystallised ginger in the cake and the lemon drizzle icing. The avocado makes the cake beautifully moist.

How long can you store this avocado cake for?

I had the last slice on day 4, and it was still good, so this is definitely a cake you can eat over a few days!

Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle - Fab Food 4 AllWhat’s the best way to store avocados?

Avocados are best stored at room temperature if you want to ripen them in 1 – 3 days, and can then be stored in the fridge.

You can prolong the life of avocados by storing them in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, which will slow down the ripening process.

Avocados can also be frozen by skinning and removing the stones, and frozen in halves, which can then be thawed and used as needed.

Once a fresh avocado is cut, the oxidation process will turn it brown, so a sprinkling of lemon juice will slow this down.

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Which nutrients are avocados a good source of?

Avocados have been called a super food, and no wonder! Rich in monounsaturated fat, plus a great source of vitamins and minerals such as B vitamins, vitamin K, potassium, copper, vitamin E and vitamin C, avocados have a lot to offer!

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Why have avocados become a victim of their own success?

You may have read recently about cafes banning avocados from their menus in a bid to curb the environmental damage that has been caused by our insatiable appetite for the fruit.

Deforestation, climate change, and the air miles involved getting them from Mexico and California are among the concerns.

So I think we all have a moral duty to eat avocados responsibly and consume them occasionally, and most definitely not every day.

33 Recipes to Use Up Ripe Avocados

There are so many innovative ways to use up avocados from appetisers and main courses, to desserts. I asked some fellow food bloggers for their best avocado recipe, and here is what they came up with!

Avocado Appetisers

Garlic Shrimp & Avocado Crostini
  • Garlic Shrimp & Avocado Crostini 
  • Avocado with Prawns & Balsamic Dressing
  • Avocado Horseradish Devilled Eggs
  • Gluten-free Chip and Guacamole Bites
  • Orange Avocado Salsa

Avocado Salads & Dressings

Quick Nicoise Style Salad - Fab Food 4 All
  • Quick Nicoise Style Salad 
  • Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette
  • Egg Salad with Bacon served in avocado halves
  • Avocado, Bacon & Chickpea Salad
  • Avocado Chicken Salad
  • The Classic Power Bowl
  • 5 Minute Avocado Cilantro Dressing

Avocado Mains

Avocado Stuffed French Toast with Poached Egg - gluten free using Newburn Bakehouse by Warburtons White Sourdough Artisan Cob @fabfood4all
  • Avocado Stuffed French Toast with Poached Egg – Gluten Free 
  • Golden Beet & Avocado Toast with Lemon Dill Dressing
  • Avocado White Bean Wrap
  • Avocado Enchiladas 
  • Egg Pasta with Avocado and Cherry Tomatoes
  • Jerk Salmon with Mango and Avocado Salsa
  • BBQ Chilli Burgers with Spicy Guacamole 

Avocado Sweet Treats, Desserts & Bakes

Cherry Avocado Chocolate Mousse
  • Cherry Avocado Chocolate Mousse
  • Chocolate Avocado Brownies
  • Vegan Mexican Chocolate Avocado Cake
  • Chocolate Chip Avocado Cookies 
  • Steamed Avocado & Chocolate Pudding (Christmas Pudding)
  • Key Lime Avocado Cheesecake Pie 
  • Easy No-Churn Avocado Ice Cream
  • Chocolate Avocado Ice Lollies
  • Easy Avocado Truffles

Avocado Drinks

Kiwi Avocado Smoothie
  • Kiwi Avocado Smoothie 
  • Moroccan Avocado Smoothie
  • Avocado Smoothie with Hemp Seeds
  • Creamy Avocado Vanilla Drink

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Easy Spelt Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle

Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle is a beautifully moist and delicious cake packed full of nutrients and fibre which is helped by the inclusion of spelt wholemeal flour and 3 avocados.
Course Snack, teatime
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour
Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings 12 slices
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 3 small very ripe avocados 400 g unpeeled weight
  • 75 g soft butter or buttery spread
  • 200 g soft brown sugar
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 30 g crystallised ginger minced in a herb chopper or very finely chopped
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 170 g wholemeal spelt flour

For drizzle

  • 175 g icing sugar
  • 1 lemon juiced

Decoration

  • lemon jelly slices optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4.
  • Grease a 11 x 21 cm loaf tin (1.3 L capacity).
  • Mash the avocados (a blender works well).
  • Place mashed avocado into a mixing bowl and beat in the butter, sugar, egg, crystallised ginger and vanilla extract. (I used an electric whisk).
  • Add the bicarbonate of soda and salt and mix in the flour last.
  • Pour into the prepared tin.
  • Bake for 55 minutes to 60 minutes until springs back to the touch.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
  • Prepare drizzle by adding stirring enough lemon juice into the icing sugar to form a thick glossy icing.
  • Pour drizzle over the cooled cake and decorate with lemon jelly slices if using.
  • Allow icing to set, slice and serve.

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  1. Avis

    26/03/2021 at 7:04 am

    Thank you so much for the recipe. I made the cake this afternoon and it is a truly delicious and beautifully moist cake. I used stem ginger as I didn’t have crystallised and it worked very well. Will be lovely to have with a cup of tea or for a pudding with a dollop of yogurt. I’ve shared the recipe with my sister already and will definitely be making this again. Love your recipes and your IG account!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/03/2021 at 2:34 pm

      Aaw, thank you so much Avis, so glad you like my cake etc:-)

      Reply
  2. Manda

    01/08/2020 at 5:58 pm

    Sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try it! Can I use wholemeal flour rather than spelt flour though, do you think? Thanks too for also including all those other yummy looking avocado recipes!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/08/2020 at 12:19 am

      Hi Manda, yes you could use wholemeal flour but spelt is just that bit tastier.

      Reply
  3. Melanie Nolan

    23/12/2018 at 9:55 pm

    You mention there is ginger in the cake but it is not listed in the ingredients or the method? Please let me know how much ginger to add, thsnks

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/12/2018 at 1:26 am

      Hi Melanie, so sorry to confuse you, have now added the crystallised ginger to the recipe and method. Just can’t get the staff (looks at self in mirror:-)

      Reply
  4. Anvita

    12/12/2018 at 2:05 am

    This is an awesome collection of Avocado recipes. Thanks for including our recipe.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/12/2018 at 1:21 pm

      Thank you Anvita a pleasure:-)

      Reply
  5. Tee Simpson

    07/12/2018 at 11:28 pm

    I.wouldn’t have ever thought about using avacado in a cake but this looks sooooooo good.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/12/2018 at 11:34 pm

      Thanks, it works so well:-)

      Reply
  6. Kavita Favelle

    07/12/2018 at 10:45 am

    Oh this is so clever Camilla, I can imagine how well the smooth creaminess of avocado works well in a cake, similarly to banana, and I love the flavours of lemon and ginger together. Looks lush!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/12/2018 at 11:38 am

      Thanks Kavey, that was exactly my logic!

      Reply
  7. Nancy Bradford

    07/12/2018 at 4:26 am

    I love avacado but have never baked with it. Would be interested to try this x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/12/2018 at 11:39 am

      It works so well in cake:-)

      Reply
  8. Jacqueline Meldrum

    06/12/2018 at 6:23 pm

    I would never have thought of making cake with avocado. It looks really good. Sharing now!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      06/12/2018 at 7:35 pm

      Thanks Jacs, it’s so good:-)

      Reply
  9. Claire Jessiman

    06/12/2018 at 2:46 pm

    Your cake looks and sounds lovely, any overripe avaocado always ends up as guacamole in this house.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      06/12/2018 at 3:25 pm

      Thank you Claire, guacamole is always good:-)

      Reply
  10. Margaret Gallagher

    05/12/2018 at 6:47 pm

    A delight with a twist – will be great seeing my familes faces when they taste

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/12/2018 at 8:32 pm

      Fabulous Margaret, glad you like it:-)

      Reply
  11. Choclette

    05/12/2018 at 5:16 pm

    Ooh, I am proud of you Camilla for baking a wholemeal cake. As you know that’s pretty much all I do and I’ve never had any complaints. It sounds delicious and the texture looks perfect. I love the use of avocado too.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/12/2018 at 8:33 pm

      Aaw, thank you Choclette, wholemeal spelt has such a good flavour so what’s not to love:-)

      Reply
  12. Corina Blum

    05/12/2018 at 2:23 pm

    It sounds delicious! I’ve never had an avocado cake before but it’s definitely something I’d like to try.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/12/2018 at 3:19 pm

      Thank you Corina, I do hope you get a chance to make it:-)

      Reply
  13. Alica

    05/12/2018 at 10:57 am

    oooh this cake sounds scrummy! Great way to use up some leftovers!

    Reply
  14. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    05/12/2018 at 9:54 am

    This looks gorgeous! I’m generally not the biggest fan of ginger, but somehow I love ginger cake haha. Brilliant idea to use the avocados in this!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/12/2018 at 3:20 pm

      Thank you Becca, I’m sure you’d love this:-)

      Reply
  15. Monika Dabrowski

    05/12/2018 at 7:59 am

    Thank you for including my recipes. Your cake looks and sounds delicious, and so healthy too!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/12/2018 at 3:21 pm

      Thanks Monika, yes it’s a bit of a win/win to have a cake that’s also healthy:-)

      Reply
  16. Louise Clarke

    05/12/2018 at 12:13 am

    I have never thought of putting these ingredients together but it sounds lush

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/12/2018 at 3:22 pm

      Thanks Louise:-)

      Reply
  17. Natasha @ Salt & Lavender

    04/12/2018 at 10:10 pm

    Thanks for including my crostini 🙂 I want a slice of that avo cake!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/12/2018 at 10:48 pm

      Thanks Natasha – a pleasure, I really want to try your crostini too:-)

      Reply
  18. Mandy

    04/12/2018 at 10:06 pm

    I love the sound of this cake Camilla. I’ve made a few things with avocado but I haven’t tried baking with it before so I really must do that. Thanks for including the link to my lollies – all the more important not to waste those avocados when we think about how far they’ve travelled to get here.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/12/2018 at 10:49 pm

      Thanks Mandy, I’ve had the idea to bake with avocados for a while so when I had a glut in the fridge I jumped at the chance:-)

      Reply
  19. Kat (The Baking Explorer)

    04/12/2018 at 9:46 pm

    This cake looks so delicious, I love ginger and lemon together!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/12/2018 at 10:50 pm

      Thank you Kat:-)

      Reply

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