Capsicum Culinary Studio – South Africa’s largest chef school – has tasked its chef lecturers to come up with some delicious dishes, perfect for the whole family to enjoy during the current lockdown.
Chef Charne Wylie from the school’s Pretoria campus shares her recipe for her delicious and easy-to-make Malva pudding – perfect for the winter weather we are currently experiencing – and best served with lashings of cream or custard or both!
MALVA PUDDING
(makes 8 portions)
For the Pudding
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tblsp apricot jam
2½ cups flour
2 tsp bicarb
Pinch salt
4 tblsp melted butter
2 tblsp vinegar
250ml milk
Method
Beat the eggs and sugar well until they are light and fluffy.
Add the apricot jam to the egg and sugar mixture.
Sift together the flour, bicarb and salt in a separate bowl.
Mix together the butter, vinegar and milk and add to the flour mixture. Combine this with the egg and sugar.
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes
For the Sauce
Ingredients
500ml cream
250ml butter
250ml sugar
250ml water and orange juice with a tot or two (to taste) of sherry or brandy. Leave the alcohol out if you don’t drink.
Method
Boil together, then pour over pudding when hot
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