New year’s eve is approaching and apart from the food and drink, the Vasilopita is the center of attention. Vasilopita pronounced vah-see-LO-pee-tah, is the Greek lucky new year’s cake that has a coin hidden in it and is cut at midnight. It is tradition for each family to have their own vasilopita and a piece is cut for each family member. If the coin is in your piece you supposedly have good luck for the rest of the year.
I remember all the kids were so excited when vasilopita time came, we all wanted to get the lucky coin. Once we had our piece we would break it up to see if we had the coin, if not we still got to enjoy the tasty cake. Nowadays, I enjoy it much more the next day with a cup of coffee.
