Malva Pudding

Preparation

• 1
  Preheat the oven to 180°C
• 2
  Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a bowl and set to one side
• 3
  In a separate bowl cream together the eggs and sugar until pale yellow in colour and a fluffy consistency, beat in the apricot jam until smooth
• 4
  melt 2 tbsp. butter with vinegar and milk, just melt the ingredients, do not bring to a boil
• 5
  Make a well in the middle of the sifted ingredients and add the melted ingredients to it, and add the egg mixture, fold it in well ensuring no lumps
• 6
  Pour the mixture into a greased baking tin and bake for 45minutes, you will know it is done once you poke the cake with a knife and the knife comes out clean
• 7
  while waiting for your cake to bake add the remaining butter, cream sugar and chosen liquid to a saucepan and place over a low to medium heat, allow for the sugar to dissolve and the butter to melt but do not bring the mixture to a boil
• 8
  Take the pudding out of the oven and pierce a few holes into it, por the sauce over the pudding and serve hot or cold with cream, ice cream or custard.