South Africa
Malva pudding: South African apricot pudding
A soft apricot pudding soaked in warm cream and butter sauce.
- Cuisine
- South African cuisine
- Meal type
- Dessert
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cooking
- 55 min
- Total
- 75 min
Recipe
A soft baked pudding made with apricot jam, soaked while warm in a rich cream and butter sauce.
Practical cooking
Ingredients
8 servings
For the pudding
- 175 g plain flour
- 170 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp apricot jam (heaped)
- 30 g butter
- 125 ml milk
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 pinch of salt
For the sauce
- 250 ml whipping cream
- 100 g butter
- 65 g sugar
- 100 ml hot water
Nutrition per serving
- Energy
- 430 kcal1806 kJ
- Fat
- 24.5 g
- Saturated fat
- 15.0 g
- Carbohydrates
- 50.3 g
- Sugars
- 32.6 g
- Fibre
- 0.9 g
- Protein
- 4.9 g
- Salt
- 0.3 g
Calculated estimate. Actual values may vary depending on the ingredients used.
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Instructions
Total: 75 min
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Method
Prepare the oven and dish
Preheat the oven to 180 °C and prepare a small baking dish. Melt the butter for the pudding and let it cool slightly.
Mix the batter
Mix the eggs and sugar, then add the apricot jam, melted butter and milk. Add the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda, followed by the vinegar, and mix to make a batter.
Bake the pudding
Pour into the dish and bake for 35–40 minutes. Check the centre with a skewer.
Warm the sauce
Shortly before the pudding is ready, heat the cream, butter, sugar and hot water for the sauce in a saucepan, stirring until combined.
Pour over and let soak
Prick the hot pudding several times with a skewer and pour the warm sauce over it. Leave for approximately 15 minutes to soak in before serving.
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Storage and serving
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