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Vasilopita – New Year's cake

Vasilopita - New Year's cake

Vasilopita is the traditional Greek New Year’s cake.  This cake is light and moist with a taste of cinnamon, ginger and clove.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Baking
Cuisine Greek
Servings 15
Calories 228 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g Butter (⅔ Cup) melted
  • 300 ml Sugar (1½ cup +2 tbsp)
  • 3 Eggs
  • 275 ml Buttermilk (1 cup + 1tbsp) or Sour milk
  • 3 tsp Ginger powder
  • 3 tsp Cloves powder
  • 4 tsp Cinnamon
  • 270 g Wheat Flour plain (2 cups)
  • 3 tsp Baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven 175°C (350°F)
  • Melt butter in a sauce pot and let it cool down.
  • Grease a 25 cm ( 10 in) spring-form cake tin and coat with bread crumbs .
  • Beat the eggs with the sugar until fluffy.
  • Add buttermilk or sour milk, the melted butter, spices and the flour mixed with baking powder.
  • Stir the batter until well combined.
  • Pour the batter into the greased spring form cake tin.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes.
  • Test the cake for doneness with a long wooden skewer or toothpick. If it comes out clean, take it out from the oven otherwise leave it for a little longer. 
  • Let the cake cool completely.
  • Wrap the coin in aluminum foil and insert it on the top side of the cake.
  • Turn the cake up side down and decorated with powder sugar or icing glace and the new year written on it.
Keyword baking, cinnamon, Ginger, Greek, New Year's cake