Milky Way Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Combine Milky Way bars, margarine and pecans in large pan on stove and heat until melted: Let cool.
• Combine shortening and sugar.
• Mix well.
• Stir in eggs and buttermilk.
• Mix just until thoroughly mixed.
• Mix flour and soda.
• Add flour mixture to candy mixture and third mixture, stirring gently.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes in four layer cake pans or one 9" x 13" and 9" square pan (Recipe can be halved- this makes a 9" x 13" size cake).
• Note: not unusual to require additional baking time.
• ------------Frosting------------ÿ.
• Mix well and spread on cool cake.
• Can use electric mixer or blender on frosting to make it smooth.
• Also, halve the frosting recipe if making only half the cake.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325.
• Grease three 9-in. cake pans and dust them with confectioner's sugar. To make the cake, melt the Milky Way bars with 1 stick of butter. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Cream the remaining 2 sticks of butter with the granulated sugar. Add the beaten eggs and the cooled chocolate mixture.
• Sift the flour and the baking soda together. Alternately add the flour and buttermilk to the batter, blending well. Add the nuts and vanilla.
• Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 30-40 minute or until the cake is firm to the touch. Cool for 5 minutes, remove from the pans and place on cooling racks.
• While the cake cools prepare the icing. Combine the sugar and milk in a heavy saucepan. Cook to the soft-ball stage (234 degrees on a candy thermometer). Remove the pan from the heat and add the marshmallow cream, butter and chocolate chips, stirring until melted. Add the pecans. When the cake has cooled completely, frost each layer, sides and top of the Milky Way Cake.

Steps:

• Grease and flour an angel food cake pan.
• Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
• In a small pot over low heat, melt candy bars with 1/2 c of butter.
• Cream sugar with remaining 1/2 c of butter until light.
• Add candy and blend well.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each.
• Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add alternately with flour to candy mixture, ending with flour.
• Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into candy mixture with chopped pecans.
• Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes.
• Cool on a rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine candy bars and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan; melt over low heat (or use microwave).
• Cream sugar with remaining butter.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir together flour and baking soda and add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture; beating until smooth.
• Add melted candy/butter and mix well.
• Stir in vanilla and nuts.
• Pour into greased and floured bundt or tube pan and bake for 75 to 80 minutes.
• Cool and frost with Candy Frosting, if desired, or any frosting you prefer.
• Decorate with bite sized Milky Ways if you want to get fancy!
• Candy Frosting: Melt candy bars with butter in saucepan or microwave.
• Add sugar and vanilla.
• Blend in just enough milk to make spreading constistency (start with just a tablespoon or so).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt cake pan.
• In a small saucepan, melt candy bars and 1/2 cup butter over low heat (or in microwave); set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk; beat until smooth.
• Add candy/butter mixture and vanilla extract; beating until smooth.
• Fold in nuts, if desired.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan; cool completely.
• Glaze with a powdered sugar glaze.