Milky Way Cake (no Milky Ways needed)

This was a recipe that really caught my interest and I knew that I had to make it when I first saw it. I love candy bar cakes and love cakes that include colas and sodas. Something different and these cakes are usually pretty simple to make also. This one was a breeze. So simple yet tasty. I can't say that when you take your first bite you will think of a Milky Way bar but it does taste like one a bit. A good chocolate cake with a twist. I have seen recipes that actually call for Milky Way bars and I think I'll try one of those in the future just to compare. The good thing about this cake is that most of the ingredients are what we all have on hand and that is always a good thing. I am so tired of having to buy one ingredient for a recipe that I never use again. Usually that one ingredient (whatever it may turn out to be) is costly too! If you want a different chocolate cake definitely give this one a try! I found this recipe over at Recipe Shoebox.

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

3 Tbs cocoa

pinch of salt

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 cup boiling water

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

Frosting:

1 1/3 cups sugar

1/2 + 1/8 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.

For cake, cream butter with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa and salt . Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to butter/sugar mixture; stirring until just combined. Add boiling water, baking soda and vanilla. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

For frosting, boil together sugar, milk and butter for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips Pour evenly over cake. Make sure cake is still hot when you pour frosting so it is evenly distributed over cake.