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Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake
Barb: Barb likes to read a good mystery in the summer, and she is currently reading “The Nine Tailors” by Dorothy Sayers, featuring fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey. The story is set in the Cambridgeshire Fens and revolves around a group of bell-ringers at the local parish church. When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter to take on what will become one of his most brilliant and complicated cases. Theresa: Theresa is reading “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the perfect summer read about four famous surfing siblings throwing an epic party in Malibu to celebrate the end of summer. Filled with high drama at the beach, “Malibu Rising” is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them … and what they will leave behind. Emma: Emma is reading “The Afghanistan Papers” by Craig Whitlock, the bestselling investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America’s longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan. Not a light summer read, but still fast-paced and vivid, filled with bombshell revelations.
Hillary has been making this lemon blueberry Bundt cake for many years during blueberry season with rave reviews. It is moist and lemony and packed with fresh blueberries. Easy to whip up and always delicious!
INGREDIENTS • 3 1/4 cups cake flour, plus 3 tbsp divided • 1 tsp baking soda • 1 tsp salt • 1 cup butter, softened • 2 cups sugar • Zest of 2 large lemons
• 1/4 cup of buttermilk • 2 1/2 cups blueberries
For the Glaze • 1 cup powdered sugar • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted • Pinch of salt
Inspiration Corner — Brandie Cochran
• 3 large eggs • 1 tsp of pure lemon extract
We are so pleased to feature Brandie Cochran in this month’s inspiration corner!
DIRECTIONS
No one should ever have to endure the kind of extreme hardship thrust into Brandie’s life through no fault of her own. In a split second, everything was turned upside down and her life hung in the balance.
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour a 10-cup (9-inch) Bundt pan. 2. In a large bowl, sift 3 1/4 cups flour, baking soda, and salt. 3. With electric mixer or stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and lemon zest until light and fluffy. Then add eggs and lemon extract. Beat 3 minutes. 4. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk. Mix until combined. 5. Toss blueberries with 3 tbsp of flour. Gently stir blueberries into mixture by hand and pour batter into prepared pan. 6. Bake for 50–55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes and turn out onto a plate. 7. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients for glaze and drizzle on the cake. Enjoy!
Through sheer determination and strength of character, Brandie held on and fought to take control of her recovery.
As if the process of learning to walk again wasn’t enough, Brandie enrolled in online classes to get her national pharmacy tech certification, which allowed her to get her dream job as a pharmacy tech at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
In her new position, Brandie serves as both a valued employee and a role model for kids who are facing their own health challenges.
Brandie’s quote is from Psalm 56: “In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can the flesh do to me? In God I have put my trust: I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Brandie, thanks so much for being such an amazing person and being a part of our lives!
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