Malva pudding

The recipe that I use for Malva pudding is a bit of a concoction. I wanted to make this for the man in my life, and didn't have a recipe. I called my mom who was working in Botswana at that time and she gave me a recipe out of her head as she didn't have any recipe books with her.

I have tried other people's Malva puddings over the years and they don't have a touch on this one!

Here is the recipe.

Mom's Malva pudding

Ingredients

Pudding

1 T butter / margarine

1 cup sugar

1 egg

3 T apricot jam

1 cup flour

Pinch salt

1 cup milk

1 t vinegar

1 heaped t bicarb of soda

1. Beat together to cream butter/ margarine, sugar and the egg.

2. Add apricot jam.

3. Add the flour with a pinch of salt.

4. In a separate dish, mix the milk, vinegar and bicarb. 

5. Slowly add the milk mixture to the batter mixing in little by little.

6. Pour into a greased baking dish and place in a pre-heated oven to 180 deg Celsius for +- 40 minutes. 

Sauce 

1 cup cream / 1 cup milk OR 2 cups milk

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter / margarine

Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl if going to use the microwave (low heat for 10 minutes) or in a saucepan and melt together until the sugar has dissolved. 

Once the pudding has cooked, pour the sauce over and prickly the pudding with a fork (especially around the edges) until all the sauce has gone into the pudding. 

Enjoy warm with whipped cream.