Baked Candied Sweet Potato Pancake And Triple-Layer Bavarian Apple Torte Named Winners Of The Martha White® Holiday Muffin Mix Challenge™

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For over 100 years, Martha White® has been making family traditions easy. This year is no exception. Just in time for the holidays, the brand is proud to share award-winning recipes from the Holiday Muffin Mix Challenge™, a nationwide search for the best original recipes suitable for entertaining. Congratulations to Grand Prize Winners Teresa C. from Valley Mills, Texas for her Baked Candied Sweet Potato Pancake and Angela S. of Clovis, New Mexico for her Triple-Layer Bavarian Apple Torte. Each will receive $3,000 and a year's supply of Martha White Muffin Mixes.

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"Entries were not only extremely creative, but also illustrated the diversity of recipes appropriate for those extra meal occasions during the holidays -- whether it be breakfast, brunch or dessert," said Linda Carman, Martha White baking expert. "Recipe solutions that use a muffin mix from your pantry save time making those expected and unexpected holiday visits from family and friends more memorable in minutes."

Made with Martha White Cinnamon Sugar Flavored Muffin Mix, the Baked Candied Sweet Potato Pancake is a new take on the holiday favorite, sweet potato casserole. Buttery brown sugar and pecans top off this oven-baked upside-down pancake. Served with maple syrup and/or whipped cream, it's sure to be a family favorite for breakfast or brunch during the holidays.

Triple-Layer Bavarian Apple Torte is a beautifully layered dessert, enhanced with a sweet crust made with Martha White Apple Cinnamon Flavored Muffin Mix. Layers of sugary, sliced apples nestled in warm cream cheese are covered with walnuts to create an impressive ending for any holiday meal.

Congratulations also to the following Runners-up in each category. They will each receive $500 and a year's supply of Martha White Muffin Mixes. 

Runner-up Winners, Breakfast

• Very Blueberry Cheese-Filled Crumb Cake: Suzanne B., Basking Ridge, New Jersey
• Savory Apple Cinnamon Bacon Breakfast Cheesecake: Erin W., Lincoln, Nebraska

Runner-up Winners, Dessert

• Luscious Lemon and White Chocolate Tart: Michele V., Libertyville, Illinois
• Triple Chocolate Peppermint Pie: Kurt W., Redwood City, California

For these prize-winning recipes and more great holiday baking ideas, visit www.marthawhite.com and click on "recipes" and "cook's corner."

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