Milky Way Cake

[marti]

Milky Way Cake

8 Milky Way bars (regular size, cut in 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, cut 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.
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