Vaselopita

Traditional Greek New Year's Day recipe. Served as a coffee cake for breakfast. Each person in the family gets a slice starting with the youngest and progressing to the oldest. The person who receives the slice with the quarter in it will have good luck for the whole year!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 544 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk, lukewarm
• ⅓ cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a round 10-inch cake pan.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Stir baking powder into milk then stir into flour mixture. Mix soda and lemon juice; stir into batter. Pour batter into the greased pan.

Step 4

Bake in the 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.

Step 5

Remove cake from the oven and gently cut a small hole in the middle. Place a quarter in the hole; cover the hole with powdered sugar. Cool cake on a rack for about 10 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving dish. Sift powdered over the top and serve warm.