Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, vasilopita the traditional new year’s eve greek cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
'Vasilopita' is traditionally part of the new year's celebrations. 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 well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook vasilopita the traditional new year’s eve greek cake using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake:
- Take shifted All Purpose Flour
- Take Sugar
- Take Baking Powder
- Get Eggs
- Get Butter
- Make ready Milk
- Make ready Vanilla powders or 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- Get Cognac 🙂 (optional)
- Take Almonds cut in half
- Take Sugar Powder for Topping
Of all the Vasilopita recipes, this one is the best for making at home because the texture is lovely (like a granular pound cake) and it lends itself to decoration, which is fun for kids. On New Year's Day Greek families cut the vasilopita to bless their house and bring good luck for the New Year. 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:
- In a large bowl add in the shifted flour, sugar and baking powder.
- Add in the room temperature butter and Vanilla.
- Beat ingredients and slowly start to add in the eggs, and milk.
- Continue to beat and add in the almonds and cognac.
- In a buttered baking pan add 1 teaspoon of flour to cover the bottom and sides of the pan.
- 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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It is traditional to bake a coin into the Vasilopita (St. 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! A very traditional Greek Cake that celebrates the life of Saint Basil. Usually served at New Year, it is quick and delicious at any time.
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