Malva Pudding
A true South African pudding dish, with a sweet sponge and a decadent caramelized sticky sauce; normally served with hot custard or ice cream.
Malva Pudding A true South African pudding dish, with a sweet sponge and a decadent caramelized sticky sauce; normally served with hot custard or ice cream. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 10people | 10min |
| Cook Time |
| 35min |
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Ingredients
For the Pudding
- 1 1/2cups flour
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2cup brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 2large eggs
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 3tablespoons smooth apricot jam
- 2tablespoons melted butter
- 3/4cups milk
For the Sauce
- 2cups boiling water
- 2cups brown sugar
- 10ml vanilla essence
- 2tin (380 gr) evaporated milk
Instructions
For the Pudding
- Sieve the flour, baking powder, brown sugar and salt into a medium mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs, baking soda, jam, butter and milk.
- Mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are incorporated. Transfer batter into a baking dish.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. The pudding will be baked brown and when tested, the knife will come out clear.
For the Sauce
- While the pudding is in the oven, prepare the sauce by combining the water, sugar, vanilla and evaporated milk in a microwavable bowl.
- Microwave these ingredients until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour the hot sauce over the pudding little by little. You will see that the sponge will just suck up that sauce, so keep on adding a little sauce at a time.
- This can take several minutes for the sponge to absorb all the sauce; it helps if you poke a few holes in the pudding with a knife to ensure more sauce is being absorbed in all the good places.
- Serve hot with custard or vanilla ice cream.
Recipe Notes
If you prefer a less drenchy pudding, I recommend you halve the sauce ingredients. You will still enjoy a sticky and sweet pudding, just more firm.