Milky Way Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 milky way bars (about 18 oz)
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup pecans (optional)
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine milky way bars, margarine and pecans in large pan on stove and heat until melted: let cool.
• 2 combine shortening and sugar.
• 3 mix well.
• 4 stir in eggs and buttermilk.
• 5 mix just until thoroughly mixed.
• 6 mix flour and soda.
• 7 add flour mixture to candy mixture and third mixture, stirring gently.
• 8 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).
• 9 note: not unusual to require additional baking time.
• 10 ------------frosting------------ÿ.
• 11 mix well and spread on cool cake.
• 12 can use electric mixer or blender on frosting to make it smooth.
• 13 also, halve the frosting recipe if making only half the cake.