SPAMMY® Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 (340g) can SPAM® Classic, diced
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract, divided
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and boiled
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F/175°C.
2. Line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners.
3. In a large skillet, brown SPAM® Classic until golden. Drain on paper towel.
4. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
5. Add SPAM® Classic, saving aside ¼ cup; stir until combined.
6. In a medium bowl, whisk melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla together. Add to the flour mixture and stir until combined. Do not over mix.
7. Spoon batter into each cupcake liner. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cooked, then let stand in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.
8. Mash potatoes until smooth. Add butter and stir with fork until butter is melted and potatoes are smooth. Stir in powdered sugar.
9. Spoon mixture into a piping bag. Pipe potato mixture onto cakes. Sprinkle with reserved SPAM® Classic.