Recipe - Baby Ruth Layer Cake

CAKE MIX
8 Baby Ruth bar; 1.9 oz, cut
up
4 tablespoon Chunky salted peanut butter
6 tablespoon Evaporated milk
2 cup Flour; unsifted
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half cup Softened butter
1 One fourth cup Sugar
2 Eggs
One half teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Buttermilk

FILLING & TOPPING
6 Baby Ruth bar; 1.9 oz, cut
up
2 Egg yolks
1 cup Evaporated milk
1 cup Sugar
One half cup Butter
1 cup Coconut flakes
8 tablespoon Peanuts; coarsely chopped

WHIPPED TOPPING
1 cup Heavy cream
1 Stiffly beaten egg white
2 One half tablespoon Powdered sugar; sifted
Three fourths teaspoon Vanilla

From: Brenda Laughlin brenl104@MAAS.NET

Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 17:20:39 0500
Combine 8 cutup Baby Ruth's, peanut butter and 6 Tb evaporated milk in top
of a double boiler; heat and stir until melted and blended. Cool. Combine
flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl; mix well. Cream butter and
sugar thoroughly; add well beaten eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
Blend in the cooled candy bar mix and One half teaspoon vanilla. Add dry ingredients
alternately with the buttermilk, blending on low speed after each addition,
only until blended. Pour into 2 buttered and floured 9" round layer pans
and bake in preheated 350~F oven for about 30 minutes. Cool in pans on rack
for 10 minutes. Turn out and finish cooling on rack. Baby Ruth Filling &
Topping: Melt candy bars in top of double boiler. Combine egg yolks,
evaporated milk, sugar and butter in a saucepan; cook and stir until
thickened, over medium heat, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and blend
in melted candy bars, coconut and peanuts. Cool, then beat vigorously with
wooden spoon. Whipped Topping: Whip heavy cream stiff; fold in stiffly
beaten egg white, powdered sugar and vanilla. Assembly: Spread cooled
filling between layers and on top of cake. Spread whipped topping on the
sides of the cake. Cut carefully with a sharp knife.

EATL Digest 23 July 96

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