Name: Malva Pudding
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons golden syrup; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 100 g soft light brown sugar; 90 ml water; 125 g butter; 200 ml single cream; pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 large free-range eggs; 250 g white sugar; 2 heaped tablespoons apricot jam; 30 g butter; 150 ml milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 300 g self-raising flour

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lavender & Lovage

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

About

A much-loved and classic pudding from South Africa which is similar to a stocky toffee pudding. Made with an odd assortment of ingredients such as apricot jam, vinegar and golden syrup, the combination works surprisingly well and the result is a delectable albeit very rich pudding that just cries out to be served with custard. The last time I enjoyed a helping of Malva pudding was in the Western Cape near Stellenbosch. I was sitting outside in our host’s garden after a late summer BBQ with