Aihuxi.134 net.cooks utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnss!ihuxi!cjy Mon Apr 26 13:33:45 1982 Milky Way cake - again Milky Way Cake Revisited I made the Milky Way cake this weekend and it really turned out well. Some modification of the recipe was necessary, however due to one typo and the unavailability of the small candy bars in a 10 oz. bag ( they come in a 1 lb. bag here ). The buttermilk was replaced with a mixture of lemon juice and regular milk. For those of you who missed the cake the first time around, I will repeat it here and if the original "design" intent has been violated, hopefully the original author will let the net know. Milky Way Cake Ingredients: 1 (10 oz.) bag of small Milky Way bars ( original recipe ) -OR- 6 regular size Milky Way bars ( This gives approx. 11 oz. of candy ) 3 sticks butter ( I used margarine ) 2 cups regular sugar 2 cups powdered sugar 4 eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup buttermilk ( mix in 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ) ( original ) -OR- 1 cup milk + 1 Tbsp. lemon juice + 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup nuts ( I left them out as I feared the cake would be too rich - try putting them in ) Algorithm: Melt half of the candy bars with 1 stick of butter in the top of a double boiler until smooth. Set aside. Cream sugar and 1 stick of the butter, add eggs and beat ( not heat as in orig. ) until smooth. Add flour, milk, and Milky Way / butter mixture. Add 2 tsp. vanilla and nuts. Bake in greased pan for 40 minutes to an hour at 325 degrees until done. Icing: Melt other half of candy bars and last stick of butter. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and pour over cooled cake. If frosting is too thick, add a little hot water or milk. Enjoy! Chuck Young at ihuxi!cjy ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.