Fresh Ricotta and Lemon Curd Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream — cupcakeproject.com

Springtime around here means that our chickens have finally started laying eggs again. (Did you know that unless you put a light in their coop to simulate the sun, chickens don’t produce eggs in the winter?) It also means bright springtime baking flavors! My fresh ricotta cupcakes filled with lemon curd perfectly fit the bill. They taste like sunshine! I’m always curious to try out new products on the market so I was happy for the opportunity to work with Country Crock® on this recipe and to tell you about the new Country Crock® Buttery Sticks. Buttery Sticks are made with sunflower oil and, like their name implies, they come in stick format (salted and unsalted). They can be used just like butter – a one-for-one substitution in recipes.

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