Malva Pudding is a decadent South African dessert. It is sweet, milky, buttery, moist, and the perfect treat for when you want to indulge. I have had this craving for a caramelly cake for a long time now. I guess it started about a month ago, and finally today my craving was satisfied. And malva pudding was the answer to my prayers!. A friend of mine introduced me to this delicious dessert and since then its been a family favourite
Malva Pudding is an easy to make recipe from south Africa and the safari camps in Botswana. It is sweet, delicious and a lovely dessert. It is called pudding, yet has a texture similar to cake when done. The cake like texture is surprising after adding all that sauce halfway through the cooking process, which makes it incredibly moist.
INGREDIENTS FOR MALVA PUDDING
- All Purpose or Plain Flour
- Baking Soda (also known as sodium bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda)
- Salt
- Egg
- Sugar
- Butter
- Apricot Jam or Preserves
- Whole Milk
- White Vinegar
- Vanilla Extract
- Evaporated Milk
HOW TO MAKE MALVA PUDDING FROM SCRATCH
Making Malva Pudding from scratch is really easy. First, you bake a cake, then you make a buttery milky sauce and pour it on the cake.
- Make the batter: All the ingredients for the cake mixed together make a runny batter. Pour the batter into a greased baking dish.
- Bake the cake: Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Make the butter sauce: Simmer together butter, sugar, and evaporated milk. Pour the sauce all over the cake.
4. Let the cake rest and absorb the sauce: Let the cake rest for 5-10 minutes so it can absorb all of that good butter sauce.
5. Serve: Serve warm as it is or with your favourite toppings. You could serve the pudding with custard ,ice cream or whipped cream.
VARIATIONS
Use any jam you have on hand to make a different kind of Malva Pudding.
- Replace the apricot jam with guava jam to make guava malva. I have made this before and it was so good.
- Replace the apricot jam with strawberry jam to make strawberry malva.
- Replace the apricot jam with orange marmalade to make orange malva.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Malva Pudding is great as it is and in fact, we mostly eat it by itself. However, to take it to the next level try serving with either of the following.
- Ice cream
- Whipped Cream
- Custard
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Can you freeze malva pudding? Yes you can freeze malva pudding then thaw, reheat and serve. I love to reheat slice by slice in the microwave. Heat one slice in the microwave for 10 seconds. To reheat in the oven, make sure the pudding is in an oven safe dish. Cover tightly with aluminium foil and heat at 200 degrees Fahrenheit until heated through.
- Where did Malva Pudding originate? Malva pudding originated in South Africa.
- How do you make sauce for Malva Pudding? Combine butter, sugar and evaporated milk in a pot. Let them simmer until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
TIPS FOR THE PERFECT MALVA PUDDING
Here are tips I have gathered from making this dessert more than 10 times now
- Make sure you use a wide baking dish as opposed to a deep baking dish. Do not use an 8 by 8 baking dish, for example. 2 Litre Large Glass Rectangular Baking dish is perfect for this recipe. A wide baking dish ensures that the butter sauce soaks ALL of the pudding. If you use a smaller/deeper dish, parts of the cake do not absorb the sauce and its just not good.
- When you simmer the butter sauce milk solids might form on top. Scoop out the milk solids before pouring the sauce on the cake. This helps to give the cake a cleaner look.
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