Jan Cook

Jan Cook was recently awarded the Mayor’s Cup at the Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival Banquet for her dish “Slap Your Mama Sweet Potato Muffins. Following is her original recipe.

Mayor’s Cup
Slap Your Mama Sweet Potato Muffins
Jan Cook
Vardaman, MS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 medium sweet potatoes (approximately 1 cup cooked) – already baked
3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 egg
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cream Cheese filling:
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
4 ounces Butterfinger candy bar, smashed
1 egg
Chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°.

Fill a muffin tin with liners and set aside.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.

Using mixer on low speed, beat sweet  potatoes, sugar, egg, melted butter and vanilla extract together until smooth.  To this mixture and add the flour mixture mixing with a spatula until all ingredients are fully incorporated, but don’t over mix.

Scoop batter a little over half way up the muffin cup.

Cream together the cream cheese, sugar and egg.  You should be able to do this by hand but if not, use mixer.  Fold in the Butterfinger pieces.   Place 3 tablespoons onto the batter in the muffin cups then sprinkle with chocolate chips.  How many is up to you.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.