Milky Way Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 Milky Way or Three Musketeer bars
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. flour (plain)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Combine candy bars and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat and stir until melted.
Add nuts and stir until blended.
Set aside to cool.
Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each one.
Add cooled mixture and mix well.
Combine flour, soda and salt and add alternately to creamed mixture with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla. Bake at 350\u00b0 until done.