Milky Way Cake - VeryVera
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Milky Way Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter
  • 2 c sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c chopped nuts
  • 2 1/2 c flour

Frosting:

  • 2 Milky Ways (1.84 oz)
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tbsp. milk
  • 1 c confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. Melt 2 Milky Ways in a double boiler with 1 stick margarine. Keep warm until the cake is mixed.
  2. Cream the margarine and sugar. Add 1 egg at a time. Beat well.
  3. Add soda to the milk then add to the mixture. Add flour a little at a time. Add vanilla and pecans and the melted Milky Ways, and then mix well.
  4. Pour into a greased 13 x 9 pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
  5. For the frosting, melt all ingredients together and pour over the cake.

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