Helen Gohs malva pudding with Amarula sauce

This delicious, easy dessert is South Africa’s answer to sticky date pudding. Inexpensive Amarula liqueur has romantic and practical appeal: the butterscotch sauce here is fabulous. If you can’t find it, Bailey’s Irish Cream, or even a strong white coffee, is a good substitute.

SERVES 6-8

For the pudding
250g plain flour
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
50g unsalted butter, melted, plus 20g extra, softened
125ml milk
3 eggs, at room temperature
80g caster sugar
80g light brown sugar
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp apricot jam
thick cream, to serve

For the Amarula sauce
150ml cream
50ml water
50ml Amarula liqueur
40g caster sugar
40g light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 175C fan-forced (195C conventional). Brush an ovenproof dish (about 25cm x 30cm) with the 20g extra butter. Set aside in a cool place.

2. Sift the flour, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, then set aside.

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3. Place the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. As soon as it has melted, remove from heat and stir in the milk.

4. Combine the eggs and sugars in the bowl of a cake mixer and beat on medium-high speed with the whisk attachment until thick and pale – about 7-8 minutes. Reduce speed to low, add the vinegar and jam and mix for a few seconds. Then, in three batches, add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk/butter mixture. Beat for just a few seconds between each addition – the batter should not be fully incorporated yet – then remove the bowl from the mixer. Using a flexible spatula, fold the batter by hand until fully combined. (This is to avoid over-beating, which will result in a tough or chewy cake.)

Source: | This article originally belongs to smh.com.au

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