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Filling Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 celery stalks, diced 3 medium carrots, diced 1/4 yellow onion, diced 6-8 cloves garlic, minced Sauce Ingredients 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup 3/4 cup milk Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray an eight-by-eight-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set it aside.

Add the blackberries to a blender or food processor and process until they are smooth. Pour the berries into a fine-mesh sieve over a small saucepan, and stir them around, pressing the mixture to get as much out of the berries and into the pan as you can.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line one and one-half regular-sized muffin tins with cupcake liners.

Cupcake Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons lemon zest 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup sour cream 1 1/2 cups flour 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons poppy seeds Frosting Ingredients 1 1/2 cups blackberries 1 cup butter, room temperature 4 cups powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon milk or cream, if needed.