Happy Mother's Day Recipe ~ Blueberry Yogurt Cake with Lemon Glaze

Happy Mother's Day to Everyone!  

If she has ever delighted in one of those big glazed slices of cake sold in the case at the coffee shops,

she'll love the recipe.

Enjoy.

Cake

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, divided
• ¼ cup cornmeal
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• ⅓ cup grape seed oil
• 2 Tbs. Cointreau liqueur, optional
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 7 oz. low-fat Greek yogurt
• ⅔ cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Glaze

• 3 Tbs. lemon juice
• 2 Tbs. light brown sugar
• 1 Tbs. Cointreau liqueur, optional

1. To make Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9- x 5-inch loaf pan.
2. Sift together 1 cup plus 3 Tbs. flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Beat brown sugar; oil; Cointreau, if using; and vanilla in separate bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs. Alternately add flour mixture and yogurt to egg mixture until combined.
3. Toss blueberries with remaining 1 Tbs. flour, and fold into batter. Pour into prepared pan, and bake 70 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.
4. To make Glaze: Whisk together all ingredients in small bowl. If not using Cointreau, add 1 Tbs. water.
5. Unmold Cake, and poke top all over with wooden skewer. Brush Cake with Glaze. Cool completely before serving.

New Yorker Cover Features Lesbian Couple with Family

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and The New Yorker is showing some love for those families with two moms to celebrate this Sunday.

The issue's cover illustration depicts two women reading a card in a kitchen while three children look onward.

In a blog post about his cover, artist Chris Ware noted the growing momentum toward full societal acceptance and support of loving, committed same-sex couples.

He wrote,

"Few people today don’t know—or have in their families—at least one loving couple who are raising children, same-sex or not. And it’s really just the loving part that matters. That same-sex marriage could go from its preliminary draft of “diagnosable” to the final edit of “so what?” must indicate some positive evolution on the part of the larger human consciousness."

New Yorker is just one of a cadre of companies to feature same-sex couples and families. To learn more about LGBT-inclusive brands, visit HRC’s Buyer’s Guide.

Earlier this week, HRC released a video celebrating LGBT and ally moms who stand up for equality every day.

Watch, share & enjoy.

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Love you Dad.

Happy Birthday.