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Vasilopita Recipe

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Ingredients:

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3/4 cup blanched, slivered almonds
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 tbsp honey
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp mahlab or 1 tbsp anise seed
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk
a coin or hard candy

Directions:

To Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and a 4-inch round cake pan.
To Make the Cake: Combine the almonds, brown sugar, and honey in a small bowl, and set aside. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and mahlab in a medium bowl, and set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, and mix well.
To Bake the Cake: Divide one-third of the nut mixture between the two prepared pans, scattering it in an even layer over their bottoms. Fill the smaller (4-inch) pan two-thirds full of batter, then pour half of the remaining batter into the larger (9-inch) pan. Bake both layers for 20 minutes, until the cakes become a bit firm. Sprinkle half of the remaining almond mixture in an even layer over both cakes, and lay the coin on top of one of the partly baked cakes. Pour the remaining batter on top of each cake. Bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center of each comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in their pans for 10 minutes.
To Serve: Remove the cakes from their pans, and place the smaller one on top of the larger. Top with the remaining almond mixture, and serve warm.
Variations: Hazelnut-Anise-Chocolate Chip Vasilopita Replace the almonds with chopped hazelnuts and the mahlab with anise seed. Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the nut mixture.Raspberry-Yogurt Vasilopita Replace the milk with yogurt. Add 1 cup fresh raspberries to the center of the cakes, along with the almond mixture and coin, during the baking.Seed Wedding Cake In Greece everyone is required to eat sees at weddings to wish the happy couple a fertile life. Replace the nuts with 3/4 cup sunflower seeds or poppyseeds and serve the cake at a wedding brunch.
Excerpted from A World of Cake: 150 Recipes for Sweet Traditions from Cultures Near and Far by Krystina Castella. © 2010 by Krystina Castella. Published by Storey Publishing. Photography © Renee Anjanette Photography, used with permission from Storey Publishing.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	5189.41 Kcal (21727 kJ)
Calories from fat	1613.86 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	179.32g	276%
Cholesterol	1229.93mg	410%
Sodium	1182.3mg	49%
Potassium	3033.71mg	65%
Total Carbs	814.88g	272%
Sugars	506.18g	2025%
Dietary Fiber	22.33g	89%
Protein	103.14g	206%
Vitamin C	4.2mg	7%
Vitamin A	1.1mg	38%
Iron	13.8mg	77%
Calcium	1286.5mg	129%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	319.15 Kcal (1336 kJ)
Calories from fat	99.25 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	11.03g	276%
Cholesterol	75.64mg	410%
Sodium	72.71mg	49%
Potassium	186.57mg	65%
Total Carbs	50.12g	272%
Sugars	31.13g	2025%
Dietary Fiber	1.37g	89%
Protein	6.34g	206%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	7%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	38%
Iron	0.8mg	77%
Calcium	79.1mg	129%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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