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Vasilopita
The traditional cake served at New Years. |
Ingredients:
| 1/8 |
Cup |
Almonds |
| 2 1/2 |
Teaspoon |
Baking Powder |
| 1 |
Cup |
Butter (Unsalted, softened) |
| 1/4 |
Cup |
Cream |
| 3 |
Medium |
Egg (2 whole, 1 separated) |
| 3 1/2 |
Cup |
Flour |
| 1 |
Tablespoon |
Greek Brandy |
| 1/4 |
Teaspoon |
Nutmeg |
| 1 |
Item |
Orange peels (Grated) |
| 1 |
Item |
Silver Coin (Washed & wrapped in foil) |
| 1 |
Cup |
Sugar |
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift flour and baking powder, set aside.
- Beat butter until fluffy.
- Add sugar and cream together about 4 minutes.
- Add 2 whole eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, while beating.
- Add flour and baking powder mixture, mixing well with wooden spoon.
- Then place in foil-wrapped silver coin and stir in as well.
- Pour batter in into a heavily greased round pan.
- Arrange the almonds on the cake in a decorative pattern (such as the year or abstract design.)
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
- Remove cake from oven.
- Beat reserved egg white until white and fluffy.
- Brush beaten egg white onto cake.
- Return cake to oven and bake about 15 more minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
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