This is a unique take on the traditional South African malva pudding. Serve hot with ice cream or whipped cream, or cold with hot homemade custard.
Ingredients
- white sugar: 1 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- butter: 1 Tbsp
- apricot jam: 1 Tbsp
- white vinegar: 1 Tbsp
- ground ginger: 2 tsp
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- milk: 1 cup
- all-purpose flour: 1 cup
- milk: 1 cup
- butter: 0.5 cup
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- water: 0.25 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
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Combine 1 cup sugar, egg, and 1 tablespoon butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in apricot jam, vinegar, ginger, and baking soda. Add 1 cup milk and flour; beat until batter is smooth.
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Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
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Combine 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium heat 5 minutes before pudding is done baking. Bring to a boil and stir until smooth. Pour hot sauce over pudding and let it sink into the pudding.
