This is an outrageously luscious dessert from South Africa called Malva Pudding. It is like a toffee sponge – light but really rich at the same time. Not the best picture I have ever taken it won’t be winning any prizes but it gives the idea…I hope!  Give it a try.

Malva Pudding

The dry ingredients in this pudding are measured in milliltres, so use your measuring jug as you would for a liquid.

Sponge ingredients:

2tbls butter
250ml caster sugar
1tbls apricot jam
1tsp bread soda
125ml milk
1tsp vinegar
Pinch salt
250ml plain flour

Fudge Sauce ingredients:

250ml cream
180ml sugar
125g butter
125ml boiling water
1tsp vanilla essence

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180′C.
2. Cream the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, salt and apricot jam with an electric beater.
3. Mix the milk, bread soda and vinegar.
4. Alternate flour and milk mixture and beat in.
5. Pour into a baking dish and bake for 45 minutes.
6. Mix the sauce ingredients in a pot and heat through, stir constantly.
7. As soon as the pudding is out of the oven, prick some holes in it with a fork and pour over the sauce. Leave to stand until the sauce is absorbed fully which believe me is not easy….it’s the smell of the toffee that makes it so delicious.
8. Serve warm with ice cream or custard.