Are you like me and want to quickly eliminate the amount of
Halloween candy inside the house?
My
neighborhood is awesome in that many participate in the Halloween adventure,
but that means LOTS of candy! The
general division of labor at our house is me staying home, standing on the
porch, handing out candy and my husband takes the girls around the
neighborhood.
The kids get a ton (my husband brings a back pack so the
girls can dump their bags and go for more! Seriously??) of candy, including full size candy bars
(really?? ) and it just gets to be too much!
Yes, I send candy to the office and yes I freeze some, we have many
organizations in town willing to collect the candy to send to the troops and
other activities…but I want to make a wonderful cake that highlights the
fabulousness of the candy bar! Several years ago I found this cake idea in a Magazine (I think Better Homes and Gardens) and have seen many many variations since!
I generally do not have a white cake mix as I find it just
as easy to mix one up but if you have a mix use it! AND if you want to use chocolate, go for it
because that is fantastic too…I can always go with chocolate but not everyone
in my household loves it quite as much as I do…(crazy , right??)
I've also added another recipe link at the bottom for another idea!
Vanilla Cake:
1 9x13 (but feel free to make it into cupcakes or a round!)
2 cups granular sugar 1.5
tsp Vanilla
½ C. shortening ½
C. Buttermilk
3 egg YOLKS 1
tsp baking soda
1 Egg 1
tsp baking powder
½ tsp Salt
2 C. Flour 1
c. BOILING water
Heat oven to 350
degrees F (175 degrees C)
Mix together the buttermilk with the baking
soda. Set aside.
·
Cream
shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
Add buttermilk and baking soda mixture.
Sift dry ingredients, and add to creamed
mixture.
Add boiling water, and mix well.
Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13
inch pan. Bake for approximately 35 minutes, or until toothpick comes out
clean.
After
the cake cools:
Frost with Vanilla Butter cream Frosting.
1
Egg White ¾
C Milk
1
C. white sugar 1
C. Butter, Softened
1
tsp Vanilla
Heat milk to boiling, and
then let cool. In a large bowl, beat egg white until stiff. Add sugar, butter,
and vanilla. Mix with mixer till well blended. Add cooled milk, then beat until
nice and creamy. Will take about 15 to 20 minutes of beating after adding the
milk. Use to frost any kind of cake. Best if kept refrigerated after frosting
cake.
Topping:
Then (Finally ) Top with a mix
of your favorite chopped candy bars! Just get several candy bars of your
choice, chop into bite size pieces. Put on
the top of the cake.
Another Idea:
