Happy Friday everybody!!  I’ve been on my 5 day Fall Break and loving every minute of it 🙂

Jenny from NY Melrose Family is here with us to share a chocolately-baked Milky Way Cake

I’m sure it’s amazing- I know I love a good Milky Way once in awhile 🙂

SO, I’ll let Jenny take it way…

Over at The NY Melrose Family it is our favorite time of year because we are decorating and getting ready for Halloween! This year we will have two trick or treaters, which is so much fun because I get to create two costumes. Last year, Riley was a bumble bee and her Bumble Bee Tutu was just too cute on her. We’re still trying to decide about this year though. Meanwhile, I’m in the thick of planning my absolute favorite part of Halloween, which is the leftover candy!

I’m a huge Milky Way fan as you can see from my Milky Way Cupcakes and now this adorable Milky Way Cake. I will warn you though that this cake is nowhere near healthy. It’s on it’s own little island of mega-calories, but they are so worth it!

Leftover Candy: Milky Way Cake

This cake is actually super simple and includes minimum ingredients. As a busy teacher mom of a preschooler and newborn I take as many shortcuts as possible. I used Pillsbury’s Devil’s Food Cake Mix for the cake and some individually wrapped caramels stuck in the batter as well as on the top for decoration. The frosting is where the punch is and it’s all because of the Milky Way Bites.

I made a single six inch round cake because I used the other half of the batter and frosting for a dozen of my Milky Way Cupcakes. Instead of making a single, you could easily make a two layer cake with frosting in between the layers and the recipe for the frosting {which you can find here} would be plenty for two, nine inch round cakes with frosting in between the layers.

Yield: 8 - 12

Leftover Candy: Milky Way Cake

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A decadent and delicious leftover candy cake using Milky Way Bites.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• Pillsbury Moist Supreme Devil's Food Cake Mix
• 2 14 ounces bags of Milky Way Bites
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 2 Tablespoons of milk
• 2 Teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar
• 12 caramel squares

Instructions

1. Cook the cake according to the package instructions on the mix.
2. Pour the batter into 2 9 inch cake pans.
3. Place 5 caramel squares in each cake.
4. Bake according to package directions.
5. For the frosting, melt two 14 oz bags of Milky Way Bites in a saucepan over medium high heat.
6. Add the stick of butter, milk and vanilla extract to the Bites and stir until melted and combined.
7. Transfer the chocolate mixture to a mixing bowl and add in 1 cup of confectioners sugar and mix.
8. Add in the other 1 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar and mix.
9. Place the frosting in the refrigerator to cool for at least an hour before frosting the cooled cake.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1239Total Fat: 50gSaturated Fat: 32gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 864mgCarbohydrates: 192gFiber: 3gSugar: 146gProtein: 9g

If you’re looking for more ways to use up your leftover candy, be sure to check out my Baby Ruth Cupcakes and my Almond Joy Cupcakes will be out next week!

Thanks so much to Jenny for coming share her Milky Way Cake with us!

I love having her come and visit with us each month… have been over to visit with her yet?  She’s always got fun ideas going on…

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Happy Weekend!

xoxo~ Jenny and Ruthie