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Milky Way Pound Cake




Source of Recipe


Daniel Schubring, Evanston / posted by Jane on Mimi's


Recipe Introduction


The heading to this is from the paper, the Chicago Sun times. My personal notes are at the bottom.
Betty
MAKES 16 SERVINGS. This fantastic cake recipe, made with Milky Way candy bars, actually improves with age. After testing and tasting this cake, I stored it, wrapped in foil, in the refrigerator. Four days later, I opened the package to discover the cake had improved in both taste and texture. Try it for yourself; you'll be amazed.


List of Ingredients







1 (13-ounce) bag mini Milky Way candy bars, unwrapped
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature, divided
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2-1/2 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar, optional


Recipe



Generously grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine candy bars and 1/2 cup butter in a heavy-bottom saucepan over very low heat. Stir regularly until melted, about 10 minutes. Keep warm.
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat remaining butter and sugar on high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to butter-sugar-egg mixture alternately with the buttermilk; blend until smooth. Stir in reserved melted candy, vanilla extract and pecans, blend until smooth.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Release onto wire rack and cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.



Nutrition facts per serving: 461 calories, 25 g fat, 11 g saturated fat, 92 mg cholesterol, 55 g carbohydrates, 6 g protein, 172 mg sodium, 2 g fiber
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This week, I found some Milky Ways in Easter wrap and got them for .99, so I knew it was time to make this cake. It's is everything and then some.

I did tweak. Melted the candy in the microwave. 3 minutes, was all it needed. Then 1 more minute just before it was mixed into the dough. I also used non fat yogurt, thinned with about 2 tablespoons skim milk.
Licking the bowl told me enough to know I wanted more.