Sweet Potato Pudding with Tennessee Whiskey Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• Dash salt
• 2 1/2 cups uncooked sweet potatoes, shredded
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• Tennessee Whiskey Sauce, recipe follows
• Whipped cream

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs into sugar mixture, one at a time, incorporating each egg into the mixture. Add spices and salt. Stir potatoes into sugar mixture; add milk and mix thoroughly. Pour into a greased 2-quart baking dish.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.

To serve, spoon Tennessee Whiskey Sauce over and top with whipped cream.

Tennessee Whiskey Sauce:

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup Jack Daniel?s whiskey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons butter

In a small saucepan combine water, sugar, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Combine Jack Daniel?s Whiskey and cornstarch; stir into sugar mixture. Cook until thickened. Blend in butter until melted.

Yield: 1 3/4 cups