Mulva Pudding

My Gran mother made this pudding for my family for Sunday afternoon tea, it is such a lovely warm and comforting dish. It’s a traditional South African dessert that is really worth trying.

Mulva Pudding

1 cup Self raising flour

½ cup soft brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup carnation milk

a pinch salt

2 tablespoons brown vinegar

2 tablespoons apricot jam

1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

serves 8

Sauce

½ soft brown sugar

½ cup carnation milk
½ boiling water

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1.     Beat eggs and brown sugar in a bowl until the eggs turn a light yellow colour.

2.     Sift flour, bicarbonate soda, baking powder, and salt, then add wet ingredients and mix until the batter combines and is smooth.

3.     Spoon mixture into either little ramekins or one large pudding dish, they will rise a fair bit so don’t fill them all the way to the top.

4.     Bake in the over at 180C for 15-20 minutes (depending on your dish size)

5.     While the pudding is in the oven you can begin your sauce.

6.     In a saucepan add all your ingredients and stir until the butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved, then set aside.

7.     Once the puddings are done, drizzle the sauce evenly over the top and leave them to soak it all up. Serve while they are still warm.

This is best served with cream, custard, ice cream or all three. It’s a simple pudding that everyone will love. Don’t be alarmed by the vinegar, that is simply to help the pudding rise, you wont taste it at all in the end. It doesn’t contain much fat or sugar so its not a bad option for people who are health conscious.