Milky Way Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 Milky Way bars (regular candy bar size)
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 cup pecans, chopped

Preparation

Grease and flour an angel food cake pan.
Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
In a small pot over low heat, melt candy bars with 1/2 c of butter.
Cream sugar with remaining 1/2 c of butter until light.
Add candy and blend well.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each.
Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add alternately with flour to candy mixture, ending with flour.
Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into candy mixture with chopped pecans.
Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes.
Cool on a rack.