A typical South African dessert
Ingredients:
Cake:
• 1 cup castor sugar
• 2 eggs (room temp)
• 1 tablespoon smooth apricot jam
• 1¼ cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarb of soda (5 ml)
• Pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons butter (30 ml)
• 1 tablespoon vinegar (15 ml)
• 125 ml milk
The Sauce:
• 250 ml cream
• 125 ml butter
• 125 ml sugar
• 125 ml 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 minutes 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.
http://www.justeasyrecipes.co.za/2009/08/27/malva-pudding/