Classic Steamed Marmalade Pudding vs Authentic Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Both desserts rely on milk, sugar, butter and eggs, but put them to very different work. The marmalade pudding creams butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then folds in flour and breadcrumbs for an airy, cake-like sponge that is steamed rather than baked and turned out under a sticky layer of orange marmalade. The sweet potato pie whisks melted butter, milk and eggs into mashed sweet potato with cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla, baking it in a crust until the smooth filling sets. One is bright and citrusy; the other mellow, earthy and gently spiced.