Vasilopita - Greek New Year’s Cake

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THE EXPERIENCE

recipe by:

Cool Artisan

traditional

contemporary

Level of difficulty

Time needed 60 minutes

INGREDIENTS

250g DODONI butter

250g sugar

5 eggs

250g self-rising flour

1 tsp vanilla extract

Zest from 1/2 orange

100g white almonds

FOR THE GLAZE

150g white chocolate

75g cream

PREPARATION

All ingredients should be at room temperature. Roughly chop the almonds and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 180°C on convection setting until golden. Let cool.

EXECUTION

Beat the butter with the sugar in a mixer. Add the eggs one-by-one, alternating the beating cycle to incorporate with the mixture. Finally, add flour and mix with a spatula. Add the vanilla extract, orange zest, and almonds and mix well. Transfer to a round 20-25 cm mold, lined with non-stick paper. For a larger mold, double the measurements. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 50 minutes on convection setting, then at 170°C for another 10 minutes. Check with a toothpick to see if baked.

For the glaze

Heat the cream until frothing. Remove from heat and add the white chocolate in portions. Stir gently with a spatula. Pour over the cold cake and let it set.