There is truly something special about Malva pudding, a real treat during the cold winter months. Served hot with some custard drizzled over… Mmmm…. I can almost taste it! 😋
But if you decide to go out for dinner and order Malva pudding you will find that only a few restaurants make this pudding perfect. I think this might be the reason why I have always prefered to make my own. This recipe has never disappointed me!
What is Malva pudding?
A proudly South African Dessert… This pudding has a cake like, spongy and slightly caramelized texture. One you have baked your pudding, a hot creamy sauce is poured over. This sauce gets absorbed by the pudding which makes the pudding super moist.
To round of your pudding? Serve with loads of custard.
Malva Pudding recipe
Ingredients
Serves 6-8
Batter
20 ml Butter
250 ml Castor sugar
2 Eggs
12.5 ml apricot jam
5 ml Baking soda
125 ml Milk
5 ml Vinegar
250 ml Cake flour
Pinch of salt
Sauce
250 ml Cream
180ml Sugar
125g Butter
125 ml Water, boiled
5 ml Vanilla Essence
Preheat the oven to 180 Ëšc
Grease a 25cm round pyrex bowl.
For the Batter:
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, making sure to mix good after each egg. Now mix in the apricot jam.
In a separate bowl, mix the baking soda and milk together. Add the vinegar.
Add the flour and the milk mixture to the butter mixture alternating between the two. Finally add the salt and mix well.
Pour the batter into your prepared dish and bake for +/- 45 minutes or until done.
For the sauce:
Mix all the ingredients together. Heat the ingredients up until it boils.
Once your pudding comes out of the oven, pour your sauce all over.
Serve hot with custard.
