Malva Pudding (serves 4)
A sweet pudding of Dutch origin, Malva Pudding is usually served hot with custard or ice-cream. Made with apricot jam, this typical South African dessert has a spongy, caramelised texture. Recipe Reference: Cookbook.co.za
Ingredients – Cake:
1 cup castor sugar
2 eggs (room temp)
1 tablespoon smooth apricot jam
1 ¼ cups cake flour
1 teaspoon bicarb of soda (5ml)
pinch salt
2 tablespoons butter (30ml)
1 tablespoon vinegar (15ml)
125ml milk
Ingredients – The Sauce
250ml cream
125ml butter
125ml sugar
125ml water/Orange juice/Sherry/Brandy
Method:
- Set oven to 190°C
- Beat castor sugar and eggs until fluffy then beat in the jam until a creamy consistency
- Sift dry ingredients into separate bowl.
- Melt butter in a small pot on a medium heat and add the vinegar and milk
- Now add the above mixture (butter, milk, eggs) to the sifted ingredients and mix well. Now add the eggs mixture and combine well.
- Pour into an ovenproof casserole dish that takes about 2 liters.
- Bake at 190°C for 45 mins until the top is nicely browned.
- Melt all the sauce ingredients together in a small pot over a medium heat and pour over the pudding before serving, preferably while it’s still hot.
- Serve it with ice-cream or custard or both.



Mmmm,delicious.
I’m lovin this… Especially with warm custard and whipped cream… Aaaaa heaven…
My son and I baked the pud on 27 April.The recipe yields a large pudding-at least six generous helpings.This is not one of those dense,dry malva puddings which I have lately encountered on some restaurant menus.Fluffy and spongy-it slurps up the delicious sauce and is just yummy.Easy and quick.A winner.
Absolutely pleasing to the sense of taste
An excellent recipe. Tried it 4 times. Flopproof. Even doubled and trebled it- no problem.