Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, vasilopita the traditional new year’s eve greek cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have 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:
- Make ready 4 cups shifted All Purpose Flour
- Make ready 2 cups Sugar
- Prepare 6 teaspoons Baking Powder
- Take 6 Eggs
- Get 250 grams Butter
- Take 1 1/2 cups Milk
- Take 2 Vanilla powders or 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- Get 25 grams Cognac 🙂 (optional)
- Get 125 grams 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. Greece has a lovely tradition of baking a special cake for the New Year, to start things off right! Those who follow the tradition If you would like to follow the Greek tradition, wrap a coin and place it somewhere in the cake before you bake it! It will be a Lucky New Year for.
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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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. On New Year's Day Greek families cut the vasilopita to bless their house and bring good luck for the New Year. You may also enjoy the Greek New Year Bread version of this traditional baked good for the holidays.
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