Caramel Nougat Cake II

Servings: 20
Yield: 20 servings

Description

Layer cake make with candy bars, frosted and drizzled with melted caramel. M-m-mmmm!

Ingredients

2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk
5 egg whites
4 (2 2/13 ounce) milk chocolate covered caramel and nougat bars

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans.
2 Sift cake flour and combine with baking powder, and salt. Set mixture aside.
3 With and electric mixer, beat shortening, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to the shortening mixture.
4 Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into flour mixture then fold in chopped candy bars. Pour batter into prepared pans.
5 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes then remove from pans. Drizzle with melted caramel if desired.