Recipe

Milky Way Cake

Looking for a decadent dessert that’s relatively easy to make?  Try this Milky Way cake.  I used a red velvet cake mix for mine,  but next time?  Butter Cake all the way.

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Milky Way Cake

INGREDIENTS

  • 18 1/4 butter recipe yellow cake mix, i use duncan hines
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 4 large eggs
  • 9 small fun sized Milky Way bars or 3 large Milky Way bars
  • 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
  • Glaze
  • 4 small fun sized Milky Way bars or 2 large Milky Way bars, sliced
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons evaporated milk

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Grease and flour a bundt pan or use Bakers Joy spray.
  3. Melt Milky Way bars in evaporated milk, set aside to cool.
  4. In a large bowl blend cake mix, water, butter and eggs.
  5. Blend at low speed for 1 minute.
  6. Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes, then add melted candy mixture.
  7. Beat at medium speed for 2 more minutes.
  8. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes.
  9. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.
  10. Place cake on plate.
  11. Glaze or sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
  12. Glaze: In a small saucepan over low heat melt Milky way bars, butter and evaporated milk.
  13. Stir until melted and smooth.
  14. Cool slightly and pour over cake.
Updated photo of cake made with Butter Cake Mix…so much better!