An easy recipe for this melt-in-the-mouth steamed malva pudding.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon apricot jam
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
• generous pinch salt
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 cup milk

Sauce

• 1 cup cream
• 4 oz (125g) butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 (half) cup hot water

Method

Beat the egg and sugar well in a mixer, (if you have one!). Add the jam. Sift flour, bicarb and salt. Melt the butter and add the vinegar. Add liquids to egg mixture alternately with the flour. Beat well and bake in a covered dish at 180 deg C (350 deg F) for 45 minutes to an hour.

Melt together the ingredients for the sauce and pour over the pudding as it comes out of the oven. The sauce ingredients can be halved if you wish to be a touch healthier!