Milky Way Cake

Milky Way Cake

8 Milky Way bars (regular size, break in sm. pieces)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 eggs
2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cup cake flour
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, chopped

 Melt Milky Way bars with 1 stick butter.  Set aside.  Cream 1 stick butter
with sugar.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.  Add flour,
buttermilk, soda and vanilla.  Fold in Milky Way mixture and pecans.  Grease
and flour Bundt or tube pan (a 9x13" pan works well also, just shorten the
baking time).  Bake at  325:  for 1 1/2 hours.

--TOPPING:--

1 Tbsp. milk
11/2 cup butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
3 Milky Way bars, broken into small. pieces
1 cup  powdered sugar
1/2 cup pecans, chopped (I use 1 cup)

 Combine first 4 ingredients.  Melt over low heat.  Add powdered sugar, mix
well.  Pour over cake while still warm.  If you prefer, substitute Hershey bars
instead of Milky Way bars.    Jan


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rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes