• A delicious, boozy twist on a South African classic, this Irish coffee malva pudding with make your guests giddy with happiness!

    Irish coffee malva pudding

    Serves: 6
    Total Time: 50 min, plus cooling

    Ingredients

    • MALVA PUDDING
    • 200g sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) apricot jam
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) butter, melted + extra, to grease
    • 10ml (2 tsp) white wine vinegar
    • 180g cake flour
    • 5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda
    • 2,5ml (½ tsp) salt
    • 80ml (1/3 cup) milk
    • IRISH COFFEE SAUCE
    • 125ml (½ cup) fresh cream
    • 60ml (4 tbsp) Irish whiskey
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) brewed strong coffee
    • 100g brown sugar
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) butter
    • Ready-made fresh custard, to serve

    Instructions

    MALVA PUDDING

    1

    PREHEAT the oven to 180˚C. Grease a 26cm x 16cm rectangular ovenproof dish (or any other similarly sized dish) generously with butter and set aside until needed

    2

    BEAT sugar and eggs together with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then mix in apricot jam, melted butter and white wine vinegar.

    3

    IN a separate bowl, sieve together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, along with the milk. Mix with a spatula until just combined – be careful not to overmix.

    4

    POUR the batter into the prepared dish and bake for 30 minutes, until brown and risen.

    IRISH COFFEE SAUCE

    5

    COMBINE all of the ingredients in a small pot and bring to a boil; stir until all of the sugar has melted. As soon as the pudding comes out of the oven, pour the hot sauce over it and allow to absorb for 10 – 15 minutes. Serve the coffee malva pudding warm with custard.

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    Recipe and styling by Claire Ferrandi; Photograph by Dylan Swart

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com