MILKY WAY CAKE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
• 12 snack size Milkway bars
• 1 cup buttermilk, Plain yogurt or sour cream
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Step 1

Generously grease a 12-cup bundt pan or 10-cup tube pan with shortening, coat pan with nuts. Over low heat, melt candy bars with 1/4 cup buttermilk, stirring frequently until smooth. Beat together butter and sugar untll light and fluffy, blend in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Add combined flour, salt and baking soda alternately with remaining 3/4 cup buttermilk, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Blend in candy bar mixture, spoon into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 55-60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan, invert onto wire rack and remove from pan. Cook completely.