Recipes · Greek · Cakes
Vasilopita (New Year's Cake)
One serving has 426 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (44%), selenium (38%), thiamin (34%), riboflavin (30%), folate (23%) and vitamin A (22%). Ready in 65 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 45 min
- Makes: 1 serving (132 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 42 g Flour, all-purpose
- 25 g Sugar
- 17 g Butter, unsalted
- 17 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 17 g Milk, whole
- 8 g Orange juice
- 1 g Lemon zest
- 2 g Baking powder
- 1 g Vanilla extract
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Makes one 20 cm cake, about 12 slices; multiply all the ingredients by 12 for a whole cake.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and butter a round cake tin.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg.
- Stir in the orange juice, zest and vanilla.
- Fold in the flour and baking powder alternately with the milk until just combined into a smooth batter.
- Pour into the tin, smooth the top and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean and the top is golden.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 426 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 60.1 g | |
| Water | 44.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% |
| Protein | 7.6 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.26 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.32 g | |
| Leucine | 0.58 g | |
| Lysine | 0.32 g | |
| Methionine | 0.17 g | |
| Cystine | 0.15 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.39 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.27 g | |
| Valine | 0.39 g | |
| Histidine | 0.18 g | |
| Fat | 17.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 9.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 101 mg | |
| Calcium | 208 mg | 21% |
| Copper | 0.17 mg | 19% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 22.3 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.35 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 310 mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 124 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 21.1 µg | 38% |
| Sodium | 193 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.76 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg | 19% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.55 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 90.7 µg | 23% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.26 µg | 11% |
| Choline | 56.7 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 152 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 5.3 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 22.6 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.69 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 1.4 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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