Sweet, South African Malva Pudding

Traditional South African Malva Pudding, served warm with custard or ice-cream, or both

Malva Pudding is usually served hot with custard or ice-cream and is a typical South African dessert. Well, actually it is of Dutch origin and is named after the Portuguese wine they paired it with (though others argue it was named after a woman called Malva), but South Africans have made it their own with the unique addition of apricot jam.

Malva Pudding

Courtesy Hope family recipes
500g butter | margarine

400g sugar

4 large eggs

1kg self raising flour sifted

1 litre milk

50ml white vinegar

15ml bicarbonate soda

5ml salt

130g | 100ml smooth apricot jam

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat well. Add flour and milk alternately. Mix vinegar, bicarb, salt and jam. Sift into flour. Put into a greased dish 38 x 300 mm, bake at 180 degrees for 60 – 75 minutes.

Serve warm with cream, custard or ice-cream.

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