Vasilopita (Traditional Greek New Year's Cake)
Healthy Holiday Recipe
When the cake is cut on New Years Day, everyone is
keen to find the coin as whoever does is meant to have
good luck throughout the year. In days gone by, wealthier
people would actually use a real gold coin!
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup brandy
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Chopped almonds
Icing sugar
Royal Icing (optional -- below)
Directions:
Whip eggs and sugar until very light. Add oil, melted butter and vanilla.
Stir in orange juice, brandy, flour and baking powder just until combined.
Place in a greased and floured round cake pan. Place a foil-wrapped coin
into cake mixture. Sprinkle almonds around edges. Bake at 350 degrees for
45 minutes until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool and remove from pan.
If desired, write the new year on top with
royal icing and sprinkle with icing sugar.
ROYAL ICING
1 egg white
1-1/2 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions:
Whip egg whites, slowly adding icing sugar and lemon juice.
Adjust consistency by adding a few drops of water for thinner icing
or icing sugar for a stiffer icing. Spread or pipe on cake and let dry.
Courtesy of FitnessandFreebies.com
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