Malva
Pudding Ingredients (serves 6)

2 large eggs room temperature
1 cup castor sugar
1 tbsp smooth apricot jam [do NOT use whole fruit]
6½ oz [185g] cake flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vinegar
½ cup [125ml] milk
A little butter for greasing
Or even
vanilla ice-cream.
For the Sauce
1 cup
cream
½ cup butter
½ cup soft brown sugar
½ cup water
2 tsp treacle
½ tsp Vanilla essence
To
Make the Malva Pudding
Preheat
oven to 350oF [180oC]
First make the batter
Beat the eggs and castor sugar, in a large mixing bowl, until light and fluffy.
Add the apricot jam and beat well. In another bowl, sift together the flour,
bicarbonate of soda and the salt. Melt the butter, over low heat, in a
saucepan. Add the vinegar and milk. Alternating the flour and milk mixtures,
fold into the egg mixture. Grease a baking tray and pour the pudding batter
into it. Bake, on the middle shelf, for 45-50 minutes, until a knife inserted
in the center comes out clean
Meanwhile make the sauce
Heat the cream, butter, brown sugar, water and treacle in a saucepan over
medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and the butter melted. Do NOT let the
sauce mixture boil. Remove from the heat and add the Vanilla essence. When you
remove the pudding from the oven, pierce a number of times with a skewer, or
the tines of a fork. Pour the hot sauce over it. The holes, previously made,
enable the sauce to better permeate the Malva Pudding.
Serve the dessert hot with Custard or Whipped cream... Malva pudding is also
delicious eaten cold, with cold custard, whipped cream or even vanilla
ice-cream.