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1. Place a rack in the center of the oven is just starting to pull away from the sides
and preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly of the pan, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the
mist a 12-cup Bundt pan with vegetable pan from the oven and place it on a wire
oil spray, then dust with flour. Shake out rack to cool for 20 minutes. Run a long,
the excess flour. Set the pan aside. sharp knife around the edge of the cake
and invert it onto a rack to cool com-
2. Place the Milky Way bars and 2 table-
pletely, 20 minutes more.
spoons water in a medium-size saucepan
over medium-low heat. Heat, stirring, until 6. For the glaze, rinse out the saucepan
the candy bars melt and the mixture is and wipe it dry. Place the Milky Way bars
smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan in the saucepan over medium-low heat.
from the heat and set it aside. Add the butter and water. Cook, stirring,
3. Place the cake mix, 1 cup water, melted until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Let the glaze
butter, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. cool for 10 minutes.
Blend with an electric mixer on low speed
7. Slide the cake onto a serving platter.
for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape Spoon the glaze over the cake so that it
down the sides of the bowl with a rubber
drips down the sides. Let the cake rest for
spatula. Increase the mixer speed to 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping
Store this cake, in a cake saver or
the sides down again if needed. The batter
under a glass dome, at room temperature
should look thick and well combined.
for up to 1 week. Or freeze it, wrapped in
4. Measure out ⁄3 cup of the batter and
2
foil, for up to 6 months. Thaw the cake
pour it into the cooled candy bar mixture.
overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
Add the flour and stir until the mixture is
smooth. Pour the plain cake batter into the
prepared pan. Spoon the Milky Way mixture R
in a ring on top of the batter, making sure
not to touch the sides of the pan. With a din- the Cake Mix Doctor says
ner knife, swirl through the batter to create
a marbled effect. Do not scrape the bottom You could dust the cake with
of the pan. Smooth out the top with the rub- confectioners’ sugar instead of making
ber spatula. Place the pan in the oven. the glaze. But who wants to miss
making a glaze out of candy bars?
5. Bake the cake until it springs back
when lightly pressed with your finger and