Rooibos Malva Pudding

This is a delicious way to warm up your winter evenings or for that special occasion.

Ingredients:

20ml Butter

1 cup Castor Sugar

2 Eggs

15ml Smooth Apricot Jam 

5ml Bicarbonate of Soda

125ml luke warm, strong Rooibos tea

250ml Cake Flour

1ml Salt

5ml White Vinegar

Cream Sauce:

250ml Cream

180ml White Sugar

125g Butter

125ml Rooibos tea, hot

5ml Vanilla Essence

To Make:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease a 1.5 litre baking dish or oven-proof dish with butter.
• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add whole eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat the mixture until light and fluffy.
• Stir in jam, then stir the baking soda with warm Rooibos and stir it into the egg mixture.
• Sift the flour and salt together and fold into the egg mixture.
• Lastly, stir in the vinegar.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan or dish and bake for 45 minutes.

Rooibos Cream Sauce:

• Place all the ingredients for the cream sauce in a small saucepan and heat over low heat.
• Stir until the butter has melted and the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour the warm sauce over the pudding.