This Milky Way Cake is like a candy bar in cake form! A deliciously moist, buttery cake with swirls of caramel and milky way candy bars then covered with a chocolate glaze. Perfect for sweetening up any day!
2-4Tablespoonswaterjust enough to thin for drizzling
Instructions
Cake
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 10" tube pan or bundt pan very thoroughly.
In a small sauce pan, combine candy bars, butter and nuts and heat over low heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture is completed melted and comes to a low boil. Set aside.
In an electric mixer, cream shortening and sugar together. Beat for about 4-5 minutes until creamy and airy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Combine buttermilk and vanilla.
Combine flour and baking soda.
Add buttermilk mixture and flour mixture alternately to creamed mixture, mixing until well incorporated.
Stir in melted caramel candy mixture.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1-½ hours. Check after 45 minutes to make sure top is not getting too brown. If it is, cover it with foil.
Remove from oven and let cool completely before inverting.
Chocolate Glaze
In a microwave-safe measuring cup or bowl, combine chopped unsweetened chocolate and butter. Melt in 30-second increments, stirring in-between, until melted and smooth.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Alternately add confectioners sugar and water, stirring well. Add as much water as needed to make the chocolate just thin enough to drizzle. You don't want it too watery so keep it slightly on the thick side.
Drizzle over cooled cake and allow to set. You can also serve it as is or sift powdered sugar over the top.
Notes
VARIATIONS
Replace the Milky Way bars with Snickers for a little peanutty taste or 3 Musketeers which eliminates the caramel.
Exchange butter for shortening in the cake. The butter will have a more pronounced flavor but using shortening lets the Milky Way flavor shine.
Omit the pecans or add your favorite nut such as peanuts when using Snicker candy bars.
Drizzle the cake with a caramel sauce rather than chocolate.