How to make Malva pudding sauce
Malva pudding is a sweet South African dessert that is loved by all South Africans. You will not miss a big gathering like a wedding or a get together where Malva pudding is missing. This dish that boasts a caramelized exterior and a spongy moist interior is a go to for cold seasons because it is best served warm. If you have been wondering how to make Malva pudding sauce, read on. The various recipes in this article are guaranteed to result in you preparing the perfect pudding.
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The collection of Malva pudding recipes below are there to guide you when making the most incredible, scrumptious Malva pudding desserts for you, your family, friends and relatives to enjoy. Keep reading to know how to make Malva Pudding step by step.
Perfect traditional Malva pudding
Ingredients for the pudding
- 1 cup of caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon of apricot jam
- 1.25 cups of cake flour
- 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- A pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1 tablespoon of vinegar
- 1 cup of milk
Ingredients for the sauce
- 1 cup of cream
- 115 g of butter
- 100 g of sugar
- 1/2 cup of brandy/water/orange juice
Method of preparation for the pudding
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Beat the sugar and eggs until fluffy.
- Once the eggs are fluffy, beat in your apricot jam until creamy and set the bowl aside.
- In another bowl, sift all the dry ingredients (flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt).
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. While the butter is melting, add in your vinegar and milk.
- Take the dry ingredients and add them to the egg mixture in small amounts, alternating this with the milk mixture and mixing it well until it is combined fully.
- Pour the pudding into an ovenproof dish and bake it for 30 minutes.
- Once you remove the pudding, it is time to make the sauce.
Method of preparation for the Malva pudding sauce
- Melt all the sauce ingredients together in a saucepan (cream, butter, sugar and orange juice). Make sure it does not boil, which prevents the liquid in your sauce from evaporating.
- As soon as the sauce is ready, pour it over the hot pudding.
- Enjoy your pudding which is best served hot and when covered with vanilla custard.
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Traditional spongy Malva pudding
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Ingredients for the pudding and sauce
- 330 g or 1½ cups of caster sugar
- 115 g of soft unsalted butter you can have a little more for greasing
- 60 ml or ¼ cup of smooth apricot jam
- 1 egg
- 250 ml or 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons of white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste
- 150 g or 1 cup of plain flour
- 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- A pinch of salt
- 60 ml or ¼ cup of hot water
- 250 ml or 1 cup of cream or evaporated milk
- lightly whipped cream or crème anglaise, to serve
Method of preparation
- Preheat the oven to about 180°C. Butter a baking dish.
- Beat one cup of the sugar, butter, apricot jam and the egg until pale, fluffy and creamy using an electric mixer.
- Mix together the wet ingredients which include the vanilla. The use of the vanilla paste adds extra vanilla flavour to the dish as compared to the conventional vanilla essence. You will notice it will be a bit dark because of the paste.
- Sift together the dry ingredients including the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
- Fully combine the flour and milk mixture with the egg mixture.
- Pour into prepared baking dish, cover with lightly oiled foil and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until it becomes just firm.
- When pudding is almost ready, stir in the hot water, cream and also the remaining sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Do this until the butter melts and sugar dissolves.
- When it is ready, pour the sauce over the pudding in the dish.
- Serve with lightly whipped cream or crème anglaise.
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Sticky Amarula Malva pudding cupcakes
This recipe is perfect for those who love Amarula cream liqueur.
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Ingredients for the pudding and the sauce
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1 tablespoon of apricot jam
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vinegar
- 1 cup of Amarula
- 1 cup of caster sugar
- 1/2 cup of melted butter
- 2/3 cups of cream
- A pinch of salt
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Method of preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and 1 egg with a hand-held mixer.
- Add the butter, apricot jam, flour and bicarbonate of soda to the mixture. Stir them to combine evenly.
- Once they are combined, add milk, vinegar and 1/2 cup Amarula to the bowl and mix it up until smooth.
- Place cupcake liners into a muffin pan.
- Pour the mixture into the cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 of the way to the top.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes at 180°C until the cupcakes are firm.
- While the puddings are baking, heat caster sugar, melted butter, and cream in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and once it is boiling, add a pinch of salt and 1/2 a cup of Amarula.
- Keep the sauce on the heat until it caramelises.
- Once caramelised, pour the sauce over each pudding in the muffin tray and allow it to soak in.
- It is best served with a scoop of ice cream on top.
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Easy Malva pudding recipe
This recipe is perfect as a crowd pleaser dessert and besides, it is a must-have in your dessert repertoire if you do not have it yet.
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Ingredients for the batter
- 5 ml of baking soda
- 125 ml or 1/2 cup of milk
- 375 ml or 1.5 cups of self-raising flour
- 125 ml or 1/2 cup of white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 30 ml or 2 tablespoons of apricot jam
- 30 ml or 2 tablespoons of soft butter or margarine
- 1 g salt
Ingredients for the Malva pudding sauce
- 250 ml or 1 cup of water
- 250 ml or 1 cup of cream
- 250 ml or 1 cup of butter or margarine
- 250 ml or 1 cup of white sugar
- 5 ml or 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
Method of preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350 F. Grease an ovenproof dish.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the milk.
- In a big bowl, add the flour, sugar, eggs, apricot jam, soft butter and the salt. Mix them together until well combined.
- Add in the baking soda into the batter mix and ensure everything is well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the ovenproof dish and bake it for 25-30 minutes.
- Heat the ingredients of the sauce to the boiling point. These are the water, cream, sugar, butter and vanilla essence.
- When the pudding comes out of the oven, cut it into slices and pour the hot sauce over. The slices allow the pudding to suck in all the sauce effectively.
- Let the pudding stand until it has sucked up all of the sauce.
- Serve while it is still hot with custard or ice cream.
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Malva pudding recipe
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Ingredients for the pudding
- 150 g of flour
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 2 teaspoons of white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons of apricot jam
Ingredients for the sauce
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1/2 cup of fresh cream
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 1/3 cup of water
Method of preparation for the pudding
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350F.
- Add the dry ingredients into a large bowl ( flour, sugar and the bicarbonate of soda).
- To this, add 1/2 cup of milk, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence, 1 tablespoon of melted butter, 2 teaspoons of white vinegar and 3 tablespoons of apricot jam.
- Mix this up with an electric hand mixer until it is well combined. At this point, it will resemble cake batter.
- Pour the batter into an ovenproof dish and place it in the oven to cook for 30 minutes.
Method of preparation for the sauce
- Melt all the sauce ingredients which include butter, sugar, fresh cream and vanilla essence in a saucepan.
- Bring this to a boil and then add 1/3 cup of water to it.
- Remove the pudding from the oven and pour the sauce over it. Let the sauce soak in and give the pudding a moist texture.
- This recipe is best served with a scoop of ice cream or custard.
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Traditional easy Malva pudding recipe for a crowd
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Ingredients for the pudding
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 cups of milk
- 1.5 cups of sugar
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons of golden syrup
- 2 tablespoons of white grape vinegar
- Bicarbonate soda dissolved in some water (half a cup)
Ingredients for the syrup
- 2 cups of milk
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1/2 a cup of water
- 125 ml of butter
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
Method of preparation for the pudding and the sauce
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Mix all the ingredients for the batter together and add the bicarbonate mixture right at the end. Pour the batter into a deep dish or 2 smaller dishes.
- Place it in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the syrup sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients listed above and cook over medium to low heat.
- Once the Malva pudding is cooked and ready, poke a few holes in it for the sauce to seep in. Pour the sauce over it to completely cover the pudding.
- At this point, you could return it to your oven for 5 minutes to caramelise even more, but this is not necessary.
- Once the Malva has soaked up all the sauce, you can serve it with cold custard and/or vanilla ice cream.
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Vegan Malva pudding recipe
This is a rich, warm, saucy and sweet recipe. It is a veganized Malva pudding recipe without cream. What is so great about this recipe is that altering a couple of the ingredients does not strip away the amazing flavour of the dessert.
Ingredients for the Malva pudding
- 1.5 cups or 300 g of sugar
- 1/2 cup or 140 g of applesauce
- 2 tablespoons or 40 g of smooth apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 2 cups or 250 g of all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
- 1/2 cup or 120 ml of soy milk
Ingredients for the sauce
- 1/2 cup or 112 g of butter (vegan butter preferably)
- 3/4 cup or 150 g of sugar
- 1 cup or 240 ml of coconut cream
Method of preparation for the Malva pudding
- Preheat the oven to 350F or 180°C.
- Using an electric mixer, whisk together the sweet ingredients including sugar, applesauce, apricot jam and also add the coconut oil until fully mixed.
- Then, sift in the dry ingredients which include the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk this mixture on a low speed and for a short time.
- Mix the soy milk and vinegar together and allow this mixture to sit for 30 seconds.
- Then, add the mixture of soy milk and vinegar to the other combined ingredients and whisk briefly.
- Move the well-combined batter to a greased ovenproof dish.
- Bake this in the oven for 35-40 minutes.
- When the Malva is nearly finished cooking, it is time to make the sauce.
Method of preparation for the sauce
- Add the vegan butter to a pot on the stove.
- When the butter is melted, add to it the sugar and coconut cream. Keep stirring until the mixture comes to a simmer.
- Once you have removed it from the heat, add the vanilla extract.
- When the Malva pudding is ready, poke holes in it using a fork or a toothpick. Pour the Malva sauce over the pudding making sure that the distribution of the sauce is even.
- You can serve it with whipped cream, custard or ice cream.
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So there you have it, an extensive collection of Malva pudding recipes to take you through this festive season. With the cheap and readily available ingredients, you cannot go wrong with this as your dessert. Be sure to have fun in your festive season with this recipe for Malva pudding. Also, make your dessert more interesting by trying different Malva pudding sauce recipes every time you make the pudding.
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