South African Malva pudding
A rich, baked traditional South African dessert
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 799kcal
Equipment
- Baking tin
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 375 ml Double cream
- 125 g Butter, cut into squares
- 200 ml Demerara sugar
- 1 tbsp Apricot jam
For the batter
- 100 ml Demerara sugar
- 30 g butter
- 3 tbsp apricot jam
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 125 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 250 ml self-raising flour
- 4 tsp white wine vinegar
Instructions
FOR THE SAUCE
- Place the cream, sugar, butter and apricot jam in a medium saucepan. Bring to the boil over a high heat, stirring continually.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 mins. Remove from heat and keep warm.
FOR THE BATTER
- Mix the butter and sugar together using the back of a spoon until the mix is soft.
- Beat in the apricot jam and the beaten egg.
- Stir the bicarbonate of soda into the milk.
- Add the flour and the milk mix to the batter, mixing well.
- Beat in the vinegar.
- Butter a baking tin and pour the batter into it.
- Pour half of the sauce over the batter.
- Bake in the oven at 180C for 40 mins.
- Remove from the oven and pour over the remaining sauce a little at a time until it is all absorbed.
- Serve hot with custard.
Nutrition
Calories: 799kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 417mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 1658IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 1mg