MILKY WAY BUNDT CAKE

6.75 ounce Milky Way candy bars, chopped

1/4 Cup butter

1 Cup sugar

1/2 Cup shortening

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 Cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 Cup buttermilk

3/4 Cup chopped pecans 

Frosting ingredients: 

4.5 ounce MIlky Way candy bars, cut into pieces

1/2 Cup butter

1 1/2 Cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 Tablespoon milk 

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 12 cup bundt cake pan or 10 inch tube pan and set aside. 

In small saucepan, melt candy bars and butter over low heat, stirring frequently until blended. Set aside to cool a bit. 

In large bowl, beat sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly to incorporate each egg before adding the next. Add vanilla and melted candy bar mixture and mix well. 

Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to egg mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Add nuts and pour batter into prepared pan. 

Bake at 325 degrees for 55 to 65 minutes until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn cake out of pan onto serving plate and cool completely. 

To make frosting for cake, melt candy bars and butter in a medium sized saucepan, stirring frequently until blended. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk and beat until smooth. Spoon frosting over cake, letting some drip down the sides. Cool completely.