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Vasilopita (News Years Cake) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 lb Butter
1 Cup Sugar
5 Eggs
2 1/2 Cup Cake Flour
2 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Tsp Vanilla
Whole Walnuts
Granulated Sugar
Coin Wrapped in Foil
Directions:
Directions:
Pre heat oven to 325ºF.

In a mixer cream butter until very light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually and mix well. Add eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl sift flour and baking power and set aside. In another bowl combine milk and vanilla. Alternate flour mixture and milk into batter. Mix well. Add coin. Pour into a greased 10" round cake pan. Form cross with walnuts, sprinkle with 1 tsp or 2 of granulated sugar. Bake approximately 1 hour. Cool completely before removing from pan.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
New Years Cake - slice the cake for everyone who is present. Whomever gets the coin in their slice will have good luck for the new year!
Xronia Pola!

 

 

 

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