Simple Way to Make Any-night-of-the-week Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake

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Vasilopita is a traditional Greek cake served at midnight on New Year's Eve to celebrate the life of Saint Basil. After baking the cake, a coin is inserted through the base and when cut the person who finds the coin is said to be granted luck for the rest of the year! New year's eve is approaching and apart from the food and drink, the Vasilopita is the center of attention. Vasilopita pronounced vah-see-LO-pee-tah, is the Greek lucky new year's cake that has a coin hidden in it and is cut at midnight.

Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have vasilopita the traditional new year’s eve greek cake using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake:

1. Make ready 4 cups shifted All Purpose Flour
2. Make ready 2 cups Sugar
3. Get 6 teaspoons Baking Powder
4. Make ready 6 Eggs
5. Prepare 250 grams Butter
6. Get 1 1/2 cups Milk
7. Take 2 Vanilla powders or 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
8. Get 25 grams Cognac 🙂 (optional)
9. Prepare 125 grams Almonds cut in half
10. Get Sugar Powder for Topping

Greek Νew Year's cake - Vasilopita by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. An authentic traditional Greek recipe for a New Year's cake made every New Year in Greece has a lovely tradition of baking a special cake for the New Year, to start things off right! Vasilopita is considered the Greek New Year's cake. On New Year's Day families cut the Vasilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for the new year.

Steps to make Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake:

1. In a large bowl add in the shifted flour, sugar and baking powder.
2. Add in the room temperature butter and Vanilla.
3. Beat ingredients and slowly start to add in the eggs, and milk.
4. Continue to beat and add in the almonds and cognac.
5. In a buttered baking pan add 1 teaspoon of flour to cover the bottom and sides of the pan.
6. Pre heat oven at 180 degrees…and pour batter into baking pan and bake for 50 minutes and until golden brown. Top with Sugar Powder and INDULGE!!! 🙂
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Vasilopita is considered the Greek New Year's cake. On New Year's Day families cut the Vasilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for the new year. It is traditional to bake a coin into the Vasilopita (St. Vasilopita is the traditional Greek New Year's cake served at midnight on New Year's Eve. This cake is infused with the aromas of orange, butter, and mastic!

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