MILKY WAY Lover's Pound Cake
Prep
30 mins
Cook
1 hr 20 mins
Servings
16
Difficulty
Hard
You've got to try this MILKY WAY Lover's Pound Cake, and honestly, it's easier to make than you'd think. I came up with this recipe because I wanted something rich and indulgent without spending hours in the kitchen. The buttermilk in the batter keeps everything moist and tender while adding beneficial probiotics that support digestion. What I love most is that you probably have all these ingredients on hand already, which means no special shopping trip needed. Just mix, bake, and frost with that dreamy frosting. Within two hours you'll have an impressive homemade cake that tastes like pure luxury.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 18(1 3/4 ounce) Milky Way bars)
- 237 mlbutter(softened (divided use)
- 473 mlsugar
- 14 eggs
- 473 mlflour
- 1 teaspoonbaking soda
- 237 mlbuttermilk
- 1 teaspoonvanilla
- 237 mlchopped nuts(optional)
- 11(2 5/8 ounce) Milky Way bars (or 3 fun size bars) (optional)
- 473 mlconfectioners' sugar(optional)
- 1milk(optional)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Combine candy bars and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan; melt over low heat (or use microwave).
- 3
Cream sugar with remaining butter.
- 4
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- 5
Stir together flour and baking soda and add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture; beating until smooth.
- 6
Add melted candy/butter and mix well.
- 7
Stir in vanilla and nuts.
- 8
Pour into greased and floured bundt or tube pan and bake for 75 to 80 minutes.
- 9
Cool and frost with Candy Frosting, if desired, or any frosting you prefer.
- 10
Decorate with bite sized Milky Ways if you want to get fancy!
- 11
Candy Frosting: Melt candy bars with butter in saucepan or microwave.
- 12
Add sugar and vanilla.
- 13
Blend in just enough milk to make spreading constistency (start with just a tablespoon or so).
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