Malva Pudding Milk Tart

Malva Recipe

• 250 ml (1 cup) sugar
• 1 egg
• 15 ml soft butter (1 tbs)
• 60 ml apricot jam (4 tbs)
• 250 ml milk (1 cup)
• 10 ml (2 tsp) vinegar
• 10 ml vanilla essence (2 tsp)
• 125 g cake flour (1 cup)
• 5 ml bicarbonate of soda (1 tsp)

Sauce:

• 125 ml fresh cream
• 20 g butter
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 30 ml water

1. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Beat sugar, egg, butter & jam till fluffy.
3. Combine milk,vanilla & vinegar.
4. Sift flour and bicarb then add to egg mixture alternately with the milk.
5. Pour into greased oven proof dish (30 x 20 cm).
6. Cover with foil and bake for 40 – 50 minutes.
7. Check at 40 minutes.
8. Prepare sauce by adding all ingredients to a pot & bringing to a boil.
9. Remove cake from oven & pour sauce over the top evenly.
10. Set aside.

Milk Tart Filling

• 4,5 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2,5 tbs flour
• 2,5 tbs maizena

1. Heat milk and remove from heat.
2. Do not boil.
3. Whisk egg and sugar together.
4. Pour 1 ladle of milk into the egg and mix.
5. Pour the egg mix into the milk in 1 slow steady stream whilst whisking well.
6. Add back onto heat and add in maizena.
7. Whisk.
8. Add in flour and whisk.
9. Allow to thicken well.
10. Remove from heat and add in 1 tsp vanilla essence and 1 tsp butter. Mix well.
11. Pour over malva layer.
12. Dust with cinnamon.
13. Cover well with plastic and refrigerate till set.
14. Once set,remove and enjoy cold or wait till it reaches room temperature