Instructions

1. Set oven to 180°C
2. Beat sugar and eggs until creamy and light in colour.
3. Sift the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda into the the sugar-egg mixture
4. Melt butter and apricot jam in a small pot on medium heat and once melted add to the sugar-egg-flour mixture.
5. Add the vinegar as well as the milk and mix until the mixture is smooth.
6. Pour into a small-medium casserole dish (approx 25cm x 15cm x 7cm)
7. Bake at 180°C for 30-35 mins until the top is nicely browned and a wooden skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
8. In the meantime, you can prepare the sauce. Melt all the sauce ingredients together in a small pot over a medium heat and pour over the pudding before serving, preferably while it’s still hot. The sauce will absorb into the sponge, creating the heavenly Malva Pudding!
9. Serve it with ice-cream or custard.