candy bar cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Lisa Neilson
ISLAND LAKE, IL

From Southern Living Annual Recipes- 20th Anniversary Edition

(2 ratings)
yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For candy bar cake

  • 3
    (2.15 oz) chocolate-coated caramel and creamy nougat bars, chopped
  • 1 c
    butter, softened and divided
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans

How To Make candy bar cake

  • 1
    Combine candy bars and 1/2 cup butter in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until candy bars melt. Set aside.
  • 2
    Beat remaining 1/2 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Stir in vanilla.
  • 3
    Combine flour and soda; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk; beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in candy bar mixture and pecans.
  • 4
    Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.
  • 5
    Note: Milky Way candy bars were used in this cake.
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