Marvellous malva!

Serves 4-6 Prep 15 min Cook 40 min

For the sponge

1 cup (250ml) water

1 egg

1 cup (250ml) flour

1 tbsp (15ml) vinegar

2 tbsp (30ml) apricot jam

1 tsp (5ml) bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence

1 tsp (5ml) baking powder

1 cup (250ml) sugar

For the sauce

125g butter

½ cup (125ml) brown sugar

½ cup (125ml) milk

1 Preheat the oven to 180°C. Combine all the sponge ingredients in a food processor for 3 minutes to form a smooth batter.

2 Pour into a greased baking dish and bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

3 For the sauce, combine the butter, sugar and milk in a saucepan and boil for 2 minutes.

4 Prick the sponge and pour the sauce over the entire pudding. Allow the pudding to soak for 30 minutes before serving warm with custard.

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