New Year Cake Vasilopita
Basil to the poor.
New year cake vasilopita. Remove the cake from the oven sprinkle the nuts and 2 tbs sugar over the cake then return the cake to the oven and bake for a further 20 30 minutes until the cake springs to the touch. Saint vasilios bishop of caesarea legend has it that back in the fourth century saint vasilios known for his kindness and compassion was racking his brains trying to come up with a way to distribute money to the needy of caesarea. Use the electric mixer to mix the butter and sugar for about 20 minutes until the butter is creamy and fluffy like.
Basil which is coincidentally also new year s day january 1st for many. Greek new year s cake vasilopita. Our father is typically the person who cuts and serves the pieces and this is done in a particular order.
The vasilopita greek christmas or new years cake takes its name from saint vasilios bishop of caesarea. Instructions to prepare this vasilopita recipe start by dividing the eggs into yolks and whites. 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 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice cup blanched slivered almonds 2 tablespoons white sugar.
On new year s day greek families cut the vasilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for the new year. It is associated with the orthodoxsaint basil s day on january 1 in greece. The greek word vasilopita is directly translated as sweet bread of basil and the cake is made in honour as an act of charity by st.
βασιλόπιτα vasilópita lit st basil pie or princess pie see below is a new year s day bread or cake in greece and many other areas in eastern europe and the balkans which contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver like the western european. It is associated with saint basil s day january 1 in most of greece but in some. Vasilopita is considered the greek new year s cake.
Pour the cake batter in to the greased cake pan insert the foil wrapped coin and bake for 20 minutes. Excludes meat fish mollusks. Diet based on cereals pulses nuts seeds vegetables fruits and other animal foods such as honey and eggs.