Milky Way Cake

Submitted by Mirj2338

"You will not believe how heavenly this cake is. My youngest always requests this as her family dinner birthday cake."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 5 Milky Way bars (regular candy bar size)
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

directions

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

Reviews

[diamonds4heather]

Great cake! I didn't have a bundt pan so I made it in a 13x9 pan which altered the baking time quite a bit ( I think I baked for an additional 30 minutes at least. However, I am one of those cooks who doesn't pay much attention to time and just checks on things until they appear "done", so I can't be exact on the time). It is a really great blend of flavors, and I am a big fan of milky way bars so it really hit the spot. Thanks so much for a yummy recipe.

 

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

A great cake! I faced a problem while melting the candy bars in butter(the butter must've been too hot peraps, so the candy bars turned hard as stone, then I had to sieve the whole thing), that was my mistake(over heated the butter), so just hope nobody makes the same mistake again. Anyways, I did dd 7oz. of chocolate chips(semisweet) to the batter at the end just before putting it in the baking tin. It took 1.5 hrs for this cake to be ready. I made a topping too. I took 14oz. of Van Houten cooking chocolate and melted it wth 1/2 cup whipping cream in the microwave for a few minutes. Then, I poked holes in the cake with a straw and poured the icing into the cake allowing it to go deep in, once this was done(ooh it looked awesome), I kept the cake in my refrigerator and served it 2 days later. What the result was - IT WAS PERFECT! One of the best I've ever ever eaten. Thank you, Mirj!

 

[Iron Bloomers]

This is Feb. Chocolate Month! Perfect time to make this cake--it's light, tender, & oh so full of flavor. It's far from overly sweet. Just a perfect combo of ingredients. I'll make this often.This will be great for those "pot lucks" where you want something no one else will bring.

 

[Mira Lisbon]

Delicous! So light - it's heavenly. Kids will love it and adults will crave it. Thank you!

 

[BarbaraK]

This cake is soooooooo good. I didn't have any Milky Ways but I had left over Milk Duds from Halloween so I used those. I nuked the candy and butter, probably a mistake because it was difficult blending it. I didn't have an anglefood cake pan so I used a bundt pan. Nevertheless, Mirjam (I think I spelled your name right this time) you have done it yet again. I'm thinking of just pulling your stuff up and trying it all. Nahhhhhhh. I'd miss too much. But thanks for your great recipes.