The Easiest Traditional Malva Pudding Recipe
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Malva pudding, the quintessential South African pudding. Served after Sunday lunch and special occasions. Oh so sweet but oh so delicious.
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 40 Minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 8 Servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: South African
Ingredients
Sauce
375 ml (1½ C) cream
125 g (½ C) butter, cut into blocks
200 ml (¾ C + 2 t) Sugar
1 ml (¼ t) salt
Batter
30 g (2 T) butter
100 ml (⅓ C + 4 t) Sugar
45 ml (3 T) Apricot Jam
1 egg
5 ml (1 t) bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
125 ml (½ C) milk
250 ml (1 C) all purpose flour
1 ml (¼ t) salt
20 ml (4 t) vinegar
Instructions
Sauce
Place the cream, butter, sugar, salt and in a medium saucepan.
Stirring continuously over a high heat, bring the sauce to the boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for two minutes.
Remove from the heat and keep warm.
Batter
Cream the butter and the sugar together until the butter is pale and soft.
Beat in the Apricot Jam
Beat in the egg.
Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda into the milk.
Sift the cake flour and the salt together and add to the batter, alternating with the milk.
Stir in the vinegar.
Spoon the batter into an ovenproof pudding bowl that has been buttered well.
Bake the Malva Pudding in an oven preheated to 180˚C (350 ˚F) for 40 minutes or until risen and golden.
Remove from the oven and pour sauce a little at a time until all the sauce is absorbed by the hot pudding.
Serve hot with custard, cream or ice cream.
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