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Milky Way Cake

4.44 from 16 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Frosting 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 8 Milky Way Bars Full size - 1.84oz
  • 1 cup Butter salted
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 1/3 cups Flour
  • 1 1/4 cups Buttermilk
  • 1 cup Chopped Nuts optional

Frosting

  • 3 Milky Way Bars Full size - 1.84oz
  • 1/2 cup Butter salted
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions
 

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  • In a bowl or mixer, cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time.
  • Melt, over heat, remaining 1/2 cup butter and 8 Milky Way Bars.
  • Combine baking soda and flour in separate bowl.
  • Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk to the sugar mixture.
  • Add the melted butter and Milky Way Bar to the rest of ingredients.
  • Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until done.

Frosting

  • Melt all ingredients except sugar over low heat
  • When melted, add sugar.
  • Pour immediately over warm cake.

Notes

Note: Our family has never done the nuts, but they are an optional part of the recipe if you like that.  You can add them into the cake batter as directed, or sprinkle on top of the frosting (or both!).
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