Greek New Years Cake Recipes

VASELOPITA - GREEK NEW YEARS CAKE

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Traditional Greek New Years Day bread. Served as a coffee cake for breakfast. Also the person who receives the quarter inside gets good luck for 1 year!

Provided by Paul Menikos

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
6 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ cup blanched slivered almonds
2 tablespoons white sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 10 inch round cake pan.
In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light. Stir in the flour and mix until the mixture is mealy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Combine the baking powder and milk, add to the egg mixture, mix well. Then combine the lemon juice and baking soda, stir into the batter. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove and sprinkle the nuts and sugar over the cake, then return it to the oven for 20 to 30 additional minutes, until cake springs back to the touch. Gently cut a small hole in the cake and place a quarter in the hole. Try to cover the hole with sugar. Cool cake on a rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
Serve cake warm. Each person in the family gets a slice starting with the youngest. The person who gets the quarter in their piece, gets good luck for the whole year!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 446.7 calories, Carbohydrate 61.2 g, Cholesterol 135.3 mg, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 7.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 286.9 mg, Sugar 36.7 g

GREEK NEW YEAR'S CAKE

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Yield Makes 12 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cups (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar
3 eggs, separated
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 quarter, washed, wrapped in foil
1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds (about 2 ounces)
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Steps:

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Grease and flour 10x4-inch tube pan. Using electric mixer, cream butter with 1 3/4 cups sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in 3 egg yolks, 2 whole eggs, water and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder in small bowl. Gradually mix dry ingredients into butter mixture (batter will be very thick). Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites with salt in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Press coin into cake. Sprinkle with nuts and sesame seeds. Bake until toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. Run knife around pan to loosen. Invert onto plate. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature.)

GREEK NEW YEAR'S ORANGE AND BRANDY CAKE (VASSILOPITA)

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In Greece, on New Year's day, after lunch, the father traditionally cuts into this rich cake. It has the year written on the top with almonds, and there is a coin inside the cake. The lucky person who gets the coin is given a gift of money to start off the new year. The recipe is from The Foods of the Greek Islands cookbook written by Aglaia Kremezi.

Provided by PanNan

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 10 inch round cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 large eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/4 cups orange juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 cup brandy
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 orange, zest of, only
1 lemon, zest of, only
1/2 cup whole blanched almond

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 F, and grease a 10" round cake pan.
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until creamy (about 3 min). Add butter and beat an additional minute. Beat in orange juice and brandy.
In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and zests. Add the dry ingredients to the yolk mixture, and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Clean the beaters, and beat the egg whites in a clean bowl until soft peaks form. Fold them gently into the batter. Pour the batter into the cake pan and shake gently to even the top. Decorate the top with almonds (if making for the new year, write the year with the almonds).
Bake for about an hour, or until golden brown on top, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool before removing from the pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.2, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 92.5, Sodium 175, Carbohydrate 54.9, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 21.4, Protein 8

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