MALVA PUDDING
Malva pudding is a sweet pudding of South African origin. It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture. A cream sauce is often poured over it while it is hot, and it is usually served hot with cusThe pudding gained popularity on the West Coast of the US after Oprah Winfrey's personal chef, Art Smith, served it for Christmas dinner in 2006 to the pupils of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.tard and/or ice-cream. Many South African restaurants offer it.
Malva Pudding
There are various theories on the origin of the name.
- The Oxford English Dictionary says it comes from Afrikaans malvalekker, meaning "marshmallow" (ultimately from Latin malva, a mallow).This may arise from a resemblance between the pudding's texture and that of a marshmallow or a similar Afrikaner sweet, the malvelekker, made with the extract of marsh mallow.
- Malva is also Afrikaans for geranium (in the broad sense, including Pelargonium).Another botanical theory is that the batter was originally flavoured with the leaves of the lemon- or the rose-scented geranium, varieties of South African native plants.
- Art Smith said that according to Colin Cowie, his hospitality ambassador in South Africa, the pudding was named after a woman called Malva.
- Another theory is that the sauce originally contained Malvasia (malmsey) wine. Proponents of this theory include brandy or sherry in the sauce.
Still others suggest that the pudding was originally accompanied by Malvasia wine.
The most fabulous rich, dark, moist Malva pudding recipe ever. A guaranteed winner.
Serve with cream, custard or ice-cream
Ingredients for pudding:
1 cup sugar
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon Apricot Jam
1 cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Bicarb of Soda
Pinch of Salt
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
1 cup Milk
Method:
Beat Egg & Sugar Well. Add Jam
Melt Butter, milk & Vinegar
Sift Flour, Bicarb & Salt.
Add dry & wet ingredients to Egg – sugar – Jam Mixture. Mix well.
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes in a greased casserole dish
Ingredients for Topping
1 cup Cream
50g Butter
1 cup Sugar
½ cup Hot Water
Method:
Melt in a saucepan.
Bring to boil, add to Malva when pudding is still hot.
Serves: 8
