Malva Pudding
Warm, sticky & irresistible! This easy Malva Pudding recipe is a South African classic—perfect with custard. Try it today!
Servings: 8
Calories: 494.8kcal
Ingredients
For the 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
For the Sauce:
- 250 ml cream
- 180 ml sugar
- 125 g butter
- 125 ml boiling water
- 5 ml vanilla essence
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a 25cm round Pyrex dish.
Make the batter:
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Stir in the apricot jam.
- In a separate bowl, mix baking soda, milk, and vinegar.
- Alternate adding the flour and milk mixture to the butter mix.
- Pour into the dish and bake for 45 minutes (or until golden and springy).
Make the sauce:
- While baking, Combine all sauce ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Pour the hot sauce over the baked pudding as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Serve warm with lots of custard—because why hold back? 😉