Vasilopita is a traditional Greek New Year's Day cake that has a coin hidden inside. The cake is moist and aromatic and infused with orange and vanilla. It is tradition for each family to have its ...

Jan. 3 (UPI) --A team of 200 bakers combined their efforts in Greece to create a massive vasilopita, a traditional New Year's cake, weighing in at more than 11,000 pounds. The vasilopita was baked ...

Vasilopita.com has a new coin minted just in time for the New Year’s season to reaffirm and celebrate Eastern Orthodox traditions. This Exquisite Coin is a beautiful token to honor St. Basil and ...

Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s Day Cake) Food & Wine / Photo by Brie Goldman / Food Styling by Lauren McAnelly / Prop Styling by Natalie Ghazali. Flavored with orange, brandy, ...

– Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter and beat on medium high heat with mixer until light in color. Set aside. – Beat eggs until light in color for about three to four minutes.

Tips from experience: This recipe will make 2 9-inch cakes or 6 small loaves. For good luck, insert a clean dime wrapped in foil before sprinkling with sugar and nuts.

His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, leader of the region's Greek Orthodox Christians Consul General of Greece Emmanuel Koubarakis Elected officials, consuls general and community ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Board President Toni Preckwinkle will honor Chicago's Consular Corp. with a traditional Vasilopita celebration. Vasilopita is a Greek New Year's Day cake ...