Vassilopita - βασιλοπιτα

Vassilopita

Today I propose a sweet a little bit special that is part of the tradition of Greek cuisine, his name is Vassilopita and is perfect to serve on New Year's to impress your guests with something very special and that is also very easy to prepare. The ingredients are easy to find, and then be able to create a faithful recipe to the original one.

Ingredients:

Flour: 530 gr
Eggs: 4
Sugar: 450 gr
Butter: 150 gr
Yeast: 1 bag
Orange juice 380 ml
Brandy: 100 ml
1 pinch of Baking soda
1 - Orange
1 - Lemon
Blanched almonds
and
Icing sugar

Preparation:

Separate the yolks from the whites. Put the egg yolks in a bowl and knead with electric mixer with the sugar and two tablespoons of water, mount them until you have a mixture is light and fluffy,  add the butter in flakes and continue stirring, add the orange juice and the brandy and stir with a wooden spoon.
Sift flour with baking powder and baking soda, then add them gradually to the mixture and mix well then add the grated rind of orange and lemon. Beat the egg whites until stiff and then embed them into the mixture.
Grease and flour a mold with a diameter of 26 cm and pour in the mixture, with almonds do the numbers of the new year and bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the cake with icing sugar and serve.

Advice:
You can accompany this pie with vanilla ice cream or cream.