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      Title: GREEK NEW YEAR'S CAKE - XWCG89A
 Categories: Cakes
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
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      1 c  Unsalted butter, room temp
  1 3/4 c  Plus 1 TB sugar
      3 x  Eggs, separated
      2 x  Eggs
      2 tb Water
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      3 c  All purpose flour
    1/4 ts Salt
           Quarter,washed,wrap in foil
    1/2 c  Blanched slivered almonds
      2 tb Sesame seeds
 
  Positin rack in center of oven and preheat to 325F. Grease and flour
  10x4 in tube pan. Using electric mixer, cream butter with 1 3/4 cups
  sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in 3 egg yolks, 2
  whole eggs, water and vanilla. combine flour and baking powder in
  small bowl. Gradually mix dry ingredients into butter mixture (batter
  will be very thick). Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites with
  salt in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1 tablespoon
  sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into batter.
  Pour batter into prepared pan. Press coin into cake. Sprinkle with
  nuts and sesame seeds. Bake until toothpick inserted near center of
  cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool completely in pan
  on rack. Run knife around pan to loosen. Invert onto plate. (Can be
  prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature).
 
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