To celebrate the nationwide launch of SIMPLi olive oils in Whole Foods Market, we teamed up with our friend and baking aficionado Barrett Radziun to bring you a delicious cupcake recipe and showcase just how versatile our olive oil blend is for every occasion in the kitchen. SIMPLi’s olive oil blend is a perfect oil for baking – its neutral taste and high smoke point infuses baked goods with a moist, fluffy texture. Combining our finest Extra Virgin Olive Oil directly sourced from Sparta, Greece, with a neutral-tasting SIMPLi High Oleic Sunflower Oil directly sourced from Poltava, Ukraine, our olive oil blend is a great addition for your sautéing, baking, and broiling needs (and a baker’s best-kept secret!).
About the recipe
“Since perfectly ripe raspberries and juicy lemons are available year-round, these cupcakes are perfect in any season. They are festive enough to be celebratory and simple enough to enjoy for breakfast. The cupcakes have the perfect texture, thanks to SIMPLi’s Olive Oil Blend, which combines sunflower oil and olive oil. The sunflower oil keeps the cupcakes light and moist, and the olive oil adds a depth of flavor that plays so beautifully with the bright lemon flavor. You can dress these cupcakes up or down (they’re equally delicious unfrosted with a pat of salted butter—call them muffins!), and I’ve never met a person who doesn’t like the combination of raspberries and lemon!” - Barrett
About the Chef
Barrett Radziun is an enthusiastic home-baker and content creator residing north of Dallas, TX. Radziun’s passion for all things food-related began developing in childhood (his grandmothers’ cooking and baking were major influences on his culinary interests), but it wasn’t until graduate school that Radziun began to bake more seriously. During 2021, Radziun made it his New Year’s Resolution to bake through every recipe in Claire Saffitz’s book “Dessert Person,” recording photos and thoughts about each recipe on his Instagram account, @thetenorchef. Radziun’s online community of bakers and foodies has been growing ever since, and his content creation endeavors have led to collaborations with Betty Crocker, Vital Farms, Casablanca Market, Lifeway Foods, and many more! When he isn’t in the kitchen, Dr. Radziun is a college music professor and professional classical singer.
For more delicious baked goods and recipe inspiration, be sure to follow Barrett on Instagram!
Be sure to stock up on SIMPLi olive oils, now available across all Whole Foods Markets nationwide! Find a store near you.
