Candy Bar Cake

Combine candy bars and 1/2 cup butter in a heavy saucepan; place over medium heat and stir constantly until candy bars melt. Set aside.

Beat remaining 1/2 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer, about 2 minutes or until soft and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed for 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Stir in vanilla.

Combine flour and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Mix at low speed, just until blended, after each addition.

Stir in pecans and candy bar mixture.

Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 15 minutes on wire rack.

Remove from pan, let cool completely on wire rack.