BM# 75: A-Z Bake Around the World: Day 13
Bake of the Day: M for Malva Pudding
Country: South Africa

We are at the half way point of this mega marathon and I have sweet treat to celebrate successfully getting to this point. Malva Pudding is a dessert from South Africa. It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture. A sweet cream sauce is poured over the cake as soon as the cake comes out of the oven. When I read the recipe I thought it resembled tres leche cake -- where a sponge cake is baked and then soaked with sweet milk mixture. But that's where the resemblance ends. The cake part actually has more of a pudding texture.I used the recipe from Food52. I followed the recipe to the T except for reducing the quantity of sugar in the cake and in the syrup. Also don't pour all of the syrup at once on the hot cake. Gradually pour it, letting the cake absorb the syrup slowly. I poured more syrup while serving.It is best to serve this pudding warm out of the oven. But the leftovers can be refrigerated and warmed in the microwave for equally delicious treat. My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed this yummy treat. My husband wasn't a big fan of the squishy pudding texture which means more for us 🙂Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 75.

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Malva Pudding

Malva Pudding is a South African dessert that is rich and decadent. It is made with with a pudding like cake that is soaked with sweet creamy sauce.

Author: Pavani

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: african, south african

Servings: Servings

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1 cup All purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
Pinch of Salt
1 tablespoon Egg replacer whisked in 3 tablespoons water (or use 1 large egg)
¾ cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Apricot Jam
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
1 cup Milk

For the Soaking syrup:

⅔ cup Heavy cream
4 tablespoon Unsalted butter
⅓ cup Sugar
Pinch of Salt

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Instructions

Make the Cake:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 1.5qt casserole pan or a 8~9" square baking pan.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside.
In another mixing bowl, combine the egg replacer mixer and sugar. Whisk until sugar is completely dissolved. Add the apricot jam and mix to combine.
Melt the butter. Add vinegar and milk, then whisk well.
Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk mixture to the egg-sugar base, mixing after each addition until combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan; cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until the pudding is golden brown on top and set.

Make the Soaking Syrup:

Combine all the ingredients for the syrup in a small saucepan. Cook until the butter is melted and all the ingredients are mixed together.
Pour the syrup over the pudding as soon as it comes out of the oven -- I added the syrup gradually waiting for the previous addition to soak up. Serve warm.

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Comments

Priya Suresh

April 15, 2017 at 11:31 am

Malva pudding , am bookmarking this pudding to give a try, how gorgeous and beautiful this pudding looks. Droolworthy dessert definitely.

Vaishali

April 15, 2017 at 7:42 pm

The Malva pudding sounds delicious , I like the desserts / cakes where a sauce is poured after baking . These get a wonderful flavor and texture , besides being spongy . Excellent pick and a wonderful pudding .

Sowmya

April 16, 2017 at 9:16 am

This pudding looks fabulous Pavani! Apricot jam and sugar syrup are making me drool. Looks like a must try! Love the cute bottle too

SAPNA

April 16, 2017 at 1:15 pm

Malva pudding looks so soft and delicious. The syrup must have enhanced the flavours and no wonders you ate all and left none for him.

Harini

April 17, 2017 at 9:53 pm

This looks so soft and spongy.

Srivalli

April 24, 2017 at 5:00 am

Oh gosh that dessert looks so sinful pavani. I have all the ingredients to bake this, will do it very soon...:)

Srividhya

April 24, 2017 at 11:19 am

That looks drool worthy and sinful. Awesome Pavani.

ruchi indu

May 22, 2017 at 4:06 am

awesome pictures. Loved the background setting. And such a sinful dessert...

Sharmila - The Happie Friends potpourri Corner

May 24, 2017 at 9:40 am

Looks heavenly.. Im drooling here!!

Pradnya Desai

May 28, 2017 at 2:51 pm

this is a gourmet style dessert and perfectly captured on camera

Sandhya Ramakrishnan

May 29, 2017 at 1:02 am

This is a great pudding recipe and love the clicks Pavani!

Mayuri Patel

June 06, 2018 at 1:16 pm

I've heard of the malva pudding but have not tried it . Your preparation looks very tempting and sometimes a warm pudding is just what one needs when its cold.

saianudeepanu

September 12, 2018 at 6:52 am

Thanks for the recipe, these are wonderful and very popular with my family.

Thash

April 04, 2025 at 5:53 am

Thanks for the recipe!. Will have to give this a try. Malva pudding is usually paired with custard, it's the best.

Charu

May 07, 2026 at 3:52 pm

There is no milk quantity in the recipe??!!
How much do I add?

- cookshideout
  
  June 29, 2026 at 5:18 pm
  
  Hi Charu, milk quantity is updated. Thank you!

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