Milky Way Cake

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1 1/2 c  Plus 2 tbsp butter or
-margarine
1 c  (4-oz) finely chopped pecans
14 oz Milky Way bars, cut up
2 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
3/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 c  Sugar
4 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c  Buttermilk

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan with the 2
tablespoons butter. Add chopped nuts; tilt and rotate pan to cover bottom
and sides. Leave any loose nuts in bottom of pan. Heat candy bars and 1/2
cup butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring often until melted
and smooth. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Mix flour, baking soda and
salt. In a large bowl, beat remaining 1 cup butter and sugar with electric
mixer until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Beat in vanilla and candy mixture. Add flour mixture alternately
with buttermilk until well blended. Scrape into prepared pan. Bake about 1
hour, or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack
30 minutes. Invert on rack; remove pan and cool completely.

Source: [Best Recipes - July/August 1991]