Malva Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter, room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 tbsp apricot jam
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp butter for the sauce
• 125 ml cream
• 4 tbsp brown sugar for the sauce
• 2 tbsp water

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C.
2. Beat the butter, brown sugar, apricot jam and egg until light.
3. Mix the milk, vinegar and vanilla essence in a separate bowl.
4. Stir the baking soda into the flour.
5. Alternate the milk mixture and flour mixture into the batter.
6. Pour the batter into a lightly greased ovenproof dish.
7. Bake for 45 minutes.
8. Combine the sauce ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
9. Simmer the sauce for 3 minutes while stirring.
10. Pierce the hot pudding with a fork.
11. Pour the warm sauce slowly over the pudding.