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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 cups |
| eggs: 6 |
| baking powder: 2 tsp |
| 2% milk: 1 cup |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| lemon juice: 3 Tbl |
| almonds (slivered): 1/3 cup (toasted) |
| granulated sugar: 1 Tbl |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 2 Tbl |
Vaselopita
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"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 -
Servings
10 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a round 10 inch cake pan.
- 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.
- Stir baking powder into milk then stir into flour mixture. Mix soda and lemon juice; stir into batter. Pour batter into greased pan.
- 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.
- 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.