Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake. Traditional Greek New Years Day bread. Served as a coffee cake for breakfast. Vasilopita is a traditional Greek cake or bread served at midnight on New Year's Eve to celebrate the life of Saint Basil.

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. It is tradition for each family to have their own vasilopita. You can have Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake

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

Vasilopita is a traditional cake we make it in New Year's Eve and usually we hide a coin in cake and whoever find the coin into their slice of cake means. Ring in the new year like the Greeks with this simple and delicious recipe for Vasilopita and learn the tradition of cutting it. 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. Vasilopita is the Greek New Year's cake with a hidden coin inside.

Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake instructions

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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Find the coin to get good luck for the whole year! A vasilopita is a traditional Greek cake or bread prepared and enjoyed to celebrate the New Year. Hidden inside the cake is a gold coin wrapped in foil and the family member who is fortunate enough to receive the coin in their slice is said to have good luck for the rest of the year. Vasilopita, or Greek New Year's Bread, is a sweet yeasted egg bread scented with orange and traditionally served on New Year's day. This is a traditional yeast bread, and requires two rises and kneading.