Malva pudding

Malva pudding
TypePudding
Place of originSouth Africa
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsflour, sugar, milk, apricot jam , balsamic vinegar

Malva pudding is a cake or pudding of South African cuisine. It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelised texture. A cream sauce is always poured over it while it is hot, and it is usually served warm with cold custard and/or ice-cream. Many South African restaurants offer the dish, which is thought to originally be of Dutch and Cape Dutch origin.