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Malva pudding
Spongy apricot-jam pudding soaked in a hot butter and cream sauce
Malva pudding is a South African classic with roots in the Cape, served warm after Sunday lunch and at almost every South African restaurant with a pudding menu. A light, caramelised sponge made with apricot jam and a dash of vinegar is baked, then drenched while hot with a buttery cream sauce that it drinks up completely, so it ends up sticky, spongy and toffee-like. It is eaten with custard or vanilla ice cream. Chef's tip: pour the sauce over the pudding the moment it comes out of the oven and give it time to soak in; a cold pudding won't absorb it.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the pudding
For the sauce
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Grease a 20 × 30 cm ovenproof dish with butter.
Step 2: Beat 7 oz caster sugar and 1 egg with an electric mixer until thick, pale and the beaters leave a trail. Beat in 2 tbsp apricot jam.
Step 3: Sift together 5 ½ oz plain flour, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda and 1 pinch salt. Mix 1 oz butter, 1 cup milk and 1 tbsp white vinegar in a jug.
Step 4: Fold the flour and milk mixtures into the egg mixture alternately, in three goes, until smooth. The batter will be quite runny.
Step 5: Pour into the dish and bake until deep golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
40 minStep 6: A few minutes before it is ready, heat ¾ cup double cream, 3 ½ oz butter, 3 ½ oz sugar and ½ cup hot water in a pan over a low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract.
5 minStep 7: Prick the hot pudding all over with a skewer and pour the hot sauce over it slowly. A common mistake is pouring it all at once: it pools on top. Pour in stages, letting each soak in.
Step 8: Leave for 10 minutes until the sauce is absorbed, then serve warm with custard or ice cream.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 470 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 59 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does malva pudding take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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