Black Magic Cake

Black Magic Cake

1 cup butter or margarine, cut up

3/4 cup chocolate syrup

8 (2.05 ounce) Milky Way bars, cut up

2 cups sugar

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 large eggs, lightly beaten

21/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 12-cup Bundt pan.

In 4-quart microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, syrup, and nougat bars. Heat 5 to 51/2 minutes on medium (50% power), whisking once. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in sugar, then buttermilk, vanilla extract and eggs. Stir in the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda.

Pour batter into pan. Bake 1 hour 30 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen cake; invert onto rack to cool.

Each serving: 375 calories, 5g protein, 57g carbohydrates, 16g total fat (9g saturated), 2g fiber, 71mg cholesterol, and 295mg sodium

Makes 20 servings.

Harrigan’s in Lubbock, TX