Mars Bar Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the Mars Bars into small slices and melt with the margarine in a glass bowl over a saucepan of boiling water.
• Take off the heat and mix in the Rice Crispies one cup at a time until the mixture is only slightly gooey.
• Spoon the mixture into a tray and spread out evenly.
• Heat up the milk chocolate in a glass bowl and spoon evenly over the Crispies.
• Leave to cool slightly then place in the fridge for a few hours until set.

Steps:

• For cake.
• Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan with removable bottom.
• In small pan on low heat, melt bars stirring frequently until blended.Set aside.
• In medium bowl,sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• In large bowl, use electric hand mixer on medium low speed, then medium speed ,to beat together sugar and shortening until fluffy, about 5 minutes.Beat in eggs 1 at a time thoroughly incorporating each one. Beat in vanilla and Mars bar mixture until blended.Beat in a third of flour mixture.
• Beat in half of the buttermilk.Beat in the remaining flour mixture. Beat in the remaining buttermilk.
• Pour batter into prepared pan ,bake in preheated 325 oven 55 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes.Turn out of pan on to serving plate.Cool completely.
• For icing, melt bars and butter on low heat, stirring frequently until blended.Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Add icing sugar, milk and vanilla. Whisk vigorously until smooth. Spoon over cake,allowing it to drip down sides.
• For topping arrange Mars slices decoratively on top of cake.

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 15cm (6in) shallow square tin.
• Cut the Mars bars into thin slices and put in pan with 75g of butter. Leave on low heat until melted, then beat till smooth.
• Stir in the rice crispies. Chill for an hour, (till set).
• Next put the chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt over hot water on a low heat and spread ontop.