Heath Bar Cake

I chose this cake for my birthday this year. I loved it! And, if you like chocolate and toffee, you are bound to love it too. Even better... it's super easy!

Surprise! I found this cake at melskitchencafe.com... again!

*Serves 8-10

1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups flour
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
5-6 (1.4 ounces each) chocolate covered toffee bars (like Heath), chopped

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and center a rack in the middle of the oven. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch pan and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, white sugar, flour and butter. Crumble these ingredients together with a pastry blender, whisk or two forks until the mixture is crumbly and coarse. Remove 1/2 cup of the crumbs to a small bowl and set aside. To the large bowl with the remaining crumbs, add the buttermilk, egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt. Mix well.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it to the edges. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the reserved crumbs and chopped Heath bars. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the center is no longer gooey but a toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs.

Note: I read some comments on the recipe. Don't use the toffee or Heath bits you may find at the store. First, they may not be covered in chocolate. Second, these will tend to be smaller, whereas if you chop it yourself you will get some larger pieces and a larger variety of sizes. Trust me, just chop the bars.