Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, vasilopita the traditional new year’s eve greek cake. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook vasilopita the traditional new year’s eve greek cake using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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

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

Instructions 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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