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VASILOPITA THE TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR’S EVE GREEK CAKE

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups shifted All Purpose Flour
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 6 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 6 Eggs
  • 250 grams Butter
  • 1 1/2 cups Milk
  • 2 Vanilla powders or 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 25 grams Cognac 🙂 optional
  • 125 grams Almonds cut in half
  • Sugar Powder for Topping

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl add in the shifted flour, sugar and baking powder.
  • Add in the room temperature butter and Vanilla.
  • Beat ingredients and slowly start to add in the eggs, and milk.
  • Continue to beat and add in the almonds and cognac.
  • In a buttered baking pan add 1 teaspoon of flour to cover the bottom and sides of the pan.
  • Pre heat oven at 180 degrees…and pour batter into baking pan and bake for 50 minutes and until golden brown. Top with Sugar Powder and INDULGE!!! 🙂