A special vasilopita

Name: A special vasilopita
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 375 g butter; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1 cup yogurt; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 level tsp mahleb; 1 tsp ground mastic; zest and juice of 1 large orange; 500 g self rising flour; 1 tsp baking powder

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A recipe for the traditional Greek New Year's cake!

Recipe by ΠΕΤΑΛΟΥΔΙΤΣΑ

A recipe for the traditional Greek New Year's cake!

Recipe by ΠΕΤΑΛΟΥΔΙΤΣΑ

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

A recipe for the traditional Greek New Year's cake!

Recipe by ΠΕΤΑΛΟΥΔΙΤΣΑ

A recipe for the traditional Greek New Year's cake!

Recipe by ΠΕΤΑΛΟΥΔΙΤΣΑ

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Ingredients

375 gbutter
2 1/2 cupssugar
4eggs
1 cupyogurt
1 tspvanilla
1level tsp mahleb
1 tspground mastic
zest and juice of 1 large orange
500 gself rising flour
1 tspbaking powder

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Steps

1

Beat the butter until fluffy.
2

Beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy and pale yellow.
3

Fold in the two mixtures together gently.
4

Using a medium speed of the mixer add the rest of the ingredients adding the flour last.
5

Mix well (the batter shouldn't be too firm).
6

Empty into a 30 cm baking tray that you have lined with greaseproof paper brushed with butter.
7

Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for half an hour using the top and bottom radiant elements and then use the fan until golden brown.
8

As soon as it is baked and has cooled turn it upside down, push in the lucky coin and place it on a platter.
9

Sprinkle with sifted icing sugar and use a syringe with melted chocolate to decorate it with the current year.