Amarula Malva Pudding Topped With Custard and Toasted Almonds

Ingredients

Pudding

• 625 ml sugar
• 875 ml flour
• 15 ml baking soda
• 45 ml apricot jam
• 45 ml olive oil
• 15 ml vinegar
• 6 eggs
• 375 ml milk
• salt

Syrup or Frosting

• 500 ml sugar
• 500 ml cream
• 375 ml water
• 125 g butter
• 60 ml amarula liqueur

Directions

1. 1

   Pudding: Mix eggs and sugar till spongy.

2. 2

   Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar.

3. 3

   Add the vinegar, apricot jam, oil and milk and mix through.

4. 4

   Sift in the flour and a pinch of salt and mix until you have a smooth batter.

5. 5

   Pour into buttered muffin pans and bake at 180C for 25-30 minutes.

6. 6

   Syrup/Frosting: Place all ingredients in a pot and boil for 3 minutes.

7. 7

   Add Amarula and pour over the malva pudding to soak.

8. 8

   Serve pudding warm with syrup/frosting and toasted almonds or berries.