Keik Basic Greek Cake Food

OUZO KEIK (CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• Sprinkle walnuts evenly over the bottom of the pan.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil, and Ouzo.
• Pour batter into pan, over the walnuts.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Place on a rack and cool for 30 minutes.
• Invert onto a serving plate.
• Prick several times with a skewer and pour honey syrup over the top.
• To make honey syrup:.
• Combine honey, water, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a pot.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• Cool for 30 minutes without stirring, or until mixture is syrupy (230 degrees on a candy thermometer.).
• Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves.
• Stir in honey.
• Stir in Ouzo.

VASILOPITA - GREEK SAINT BASIL'S NEW YEAR'S CAKE

Steps:

• Clean! Silver or gold coin wrapped in aluminum foil (a quarter works well).
• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10 inch round cake pan with 1 Tbs butter.
• In a medium bowl, cream the cup of butter and 2 cups of sugar together until light in color. Stir in the flour and mix until the batter resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the eggs one at a time, blending each one in well.
• In a small bowl combine the baking powder and milk, add to the cake batter and mix well. Finally combine the lemon juice and baking soda in a small bowl, add to the cake batter and mix well. Pour the cake batter in to the greased cake pan, insert the foil wrapped coin, and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the oven, sprinkle the nuts and 2 Tbs sugar over the cake, then return the cake to the oven and bake for a further 20-30 minutes until the cake springs to the touch. Allow to cool on a rack for 10 minutes then invert the pan on to a cake plate.
• Ideally the cake should be served warm; each person gets a slice of the cake starting with the most senior member. Members of the Greek Orthodox Church believe that whoever gets the coin is blessed.

TIS MAMAS TO KEIK (MAMA'S CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, cream the eggs and sugar. Add the butter, milk and vanilla and beat for 5 minutes. Mix the flour, baking powder and peaches and add this to the egg mixture. Beat mixture together for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan and pour the mixture evenly in and around the pan. Bake for 45 to 1 hour or until golden brown. Allow to cool before serving.

KEIK: BASIC GREEK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• Whisk together dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder) to combine well.
• In a mixing bowl, combine orange peel, brandy, and softened butter.
• Beat until smooth. Continuing to beat, add milk slowly, and then eggs. Slowly beat in the flour mixture and continue to beat for 3 minutes at medium-high speed until the batter is smooth.
• Pour into two lightly buttered loaf pans (or equivalent) and bake at 350F (180C) for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.