Chocolate Avocado Buttercream

From:  http://www.passion4eating.com/2010/02/no-butter-chocolate-buttercream-frosting/

Chocolate Avocado Buttercream

• 1 medium, ripe avocado
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 12 dates or 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• tiny pinch of salt
• small splash of vanilla

Put dates in hot water for about 10 min to soften.  Make sure to remove seed.  Put in food procssor to get it as close to a paste as possible.  Scoop out the avocado flesh, rough dice it and put into food processor or blender.  Here I used a mini food processor.  Add the cocoa powder, dates or half the powdered sugar, tiny pinch of salt and a little splash of vanilla.  Blend, scrape down sides and blend again.  Taste, add more sugar if you want, blend again.  Taste, again, adjust seasoning like more cocoa if you want a stronger hit.