Vasilopita (Greek New Year's cake)

Ziniania's Vasilopita (Greek New Year's Cake)

Recipe:

3 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
rind of one washed lemon
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 cup milk

In a bowl shift together flour and baking powder and add the rind of the lemon.

In another large bowl beat butter with sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs one at a time and slowly add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of milk.

Pour batter into a greased and floured round (9 1/2 inches spring form pan)
Bake in center of a 350°F or 180°C, for 45-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Dust with icing sugar if desired.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilopita