• Atandwa Kani's Malva pudding

    Serves: 4
    Cooking Time: 45 mins

    Ingredients

    • Sponge
    • 150g (¾ cup) brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) apricot jam
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) melted butter
    • 5ml (1 tsp) vinegar
    • 170ml (? cup) full-cream milk
    • 120g (1 cup) cake flour
    • 5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda
    • pinch of salt
    • Sauce
    • 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream
    • 125ml (½ cup) water
    • 200g (1 cup) brown sugar
    • 15g (1 tbsp) butter

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 23 x 23 x 5cm baking dish.

    2

    For the sponge, beat the sugar and eggs together until the sugar has dissolved. Add the apricot jam and melted butter, and beat to combine.

    3

    Stir the vinegar into the milk, pour into the egg mixture and stir through.

    4

    Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt, and whisk together before adding to the wet ingredients. Whisk to form a smooth batter.

    5

    Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake in the preheated oven, 25 – 35 minutes.

    6

    For the sauce, place the ingredients in a saucepan and heat gently over medium heat, stirring continuously, until the sugar has dissolved.

    7

    When the pudding is ready, remove from the oven, poke several holes into the surface and pour over the hot sauce.

    8

    Serve immediately with custard or ice cream