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Vaselopita

By: Paul Menikos  
"Traditional Greek New Year's Day bread. Served as a coffe cake for breakfast. Each person in the family gets a slice starting with the youngest and progressing to the oldest. The person who recieves the slice with the quarter in it will have good luck for the whole year!"

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch round cake
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup milk, lukewarm
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a round 10 inch cake pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light; add flour and stir until mixture is mealy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
  3. Stir baking powder into milk then stir into flour mixture. Mix soda and lemon juice; stir into batter. Pour batter into greased pan.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with nuts and 1 tablespoon white sugar, then return to oven for 20 to 30 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  5. Remove from oven and gently cut a small hole in the cake. Place a quarter in the hole, then sprinkle confectioners' sugar over cake, making sure to cover the hole. Cool cake on a rack for about 10 minutes, then place a dish over the top of the pan and turn over. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 549 | Total Fat: 24.7g | Cholesterol: 178mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2004 by CHARLOTTEEVE 
Delicious...I cooked in a 10" bundt pan and that worked well! This is a nice alternative to cake. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2006 by VIVNIDHI 
This was excellent, made it for brunch and it was praised a lot. Now, I tinkered a lot with... MORE

 
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