Milky Way Cake

I get cavities just thinking about it. Just looking at the cake will make you gain 10 pounds. I think I gained 20 from making it. But my was it good. Rich, chocolaty, oh my! I've been anticipating the making of this cake all week. I must say, it was worth it.

Here's what you'll need:
8 full size milky way candy bars
2 sticks of butter
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 cup pecans, chopped

Melt the candy bars and 1 stick of butter in a saucepan over low heat.

Sift the flour and baking soda together in a bowl and set aside.

Cream the other stick of butter with the sugar.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.

Add the flour and the buttermilk, alternately. Begin and end with the flour.

Beat in the candy bar mixture and stir in the pecans.

Pour into 3 nine inch cake pans that have been buttered and floured. 

I can not stress how important it is to butter and flour your pans for this cake. 

As you can tell from the Grand Canyon running through my cake, I did not flour the pans. 

But I'm still allowed to make mistakes as I consider myself to be a novice baker. It was nothing a little bit of frosting couldn't fix.

Chocolate Frosting:

2 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/ cup evaporated milk

1 stick butter

2 cups chocolate chips

1 cup marshmallow cream

Combine the sugar and the milk over low heat. Stirring constantly, cook until it reaches a soft ball stage, or 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. 

Stir in the marshmallow cream, butter, and chocolate chips.

When the chocolate chips are melted take it off the heat.

Pour it into a mixing bowl and beat until cool.

Make sure to put plenty of frosting in between each layer of cake. There is more than enough.

Make sure to get a big glass of milk.

You're going to need it :)