Milky Way Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 (2.15 oz.) Milky Way candy bars
1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 large eggs, separated
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans
6 sq. (6 oz. total) semisweet chocolate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Melt candy bars and butter, stirring frequently in large, heavy Dutch oven over low heat.
Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Combine egg yolks, buttermilk and baking soda in a small bowl until blended.
Combine flour and salt in another bowl, add to candy mixture alternately with ingredients.
Stir in pecans.