Malva pudding served with orange-scented custard

We all need a little sweet indulgence once in a while. This delightful malva pudding with orange-scented custard is just the way to do that. Malva pudding is a rich South African dessert consisting of a moist and fluffy apricot-flavoured cake soaked in a creamy caramelised syrup.

What makes this malva pudding extra special is the orange-scented custard that adds just that little extra to this decadent dessert.

With winter starting to settle in, what is better than a warm, sweet and spongy pudding? Prepare this dessert in 1 hour and enjoy the inviting flavour filling your home.

This tasty recipe from Jenny Morris, also known as The Giggling Gourmet, will easily become your favourite “go-to” malva recipe this winter. To see what else is cooking in Jenny’s kitchen, follow @jennymorrischef on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. Or order her book here.

Malva pudding served with orange-scented custard recipe

5 from 2 votes

Recipe by Jenny Morris Course: DessertCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

45

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

• Malva Pudding

• 1 cup 1 castor sugar

• 2 extra-large 2 eggs

• 1 tablespoon 1 apricot jam

• 1 teaspoon 1 vanilla extract

• 1½ cups 1½ all-purpose flour, sifted 3 times

• ½ teaspoon ½ ground cardamom

• ½ teaspoon ½ ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon 1 bicarbonate of soda

• pinch of salt

• 30 g 30 butter, melted

• 1 tablespoon 1 white vinegar

• ½ cup ½ milk

• Sauce

• 1 cup 1 (250 ml) cream

• 125 g 125 butter

• ½ cup ½ sugar

• ½ cup ½ water

• Cheat’s Custard

• 3 cups 3 ready-made custard

• ½ cup ½ cream

• 2 tablespoons 2 orange

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Butter an oven-proof baking dish large enough to hold the batter.
• Beat the castor sugar and eggs together till light and fluffy. Add the jam and vanilla extract, and stir to mix it in.
• Now mix the flour, cardamom, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and salt together.
• Stir the melted butter, vinegar and milk together.
• Fold the flour and milk mixtures gently into the egg mixture – make sure not to over-mix.
• Spoon the batter into the lightly buttered baking dish. Tap down on a firm surface to get rid of any air pockets, and then bake for about 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the pudding.
• Remove from the oven and pierce the top with a skewer, spoon the sauce over the top and let the pudding absorb it.
• While the pudding is baking, make the sauce. Place all the ingredients into a small saucepan and over a gentle heat stir together to dissolve the sugar and melt the butter. Give it a good whisk and remove from the stove till needed.
• Just before serving, mix together all the custard ingredients and serve with the pudding – it is delicious warm or cold.

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