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Pudding:

  • 250 ml Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 30 ml Apricot Jam
  • 30 ml Butter
  • 5 ml Vinegar
  • 125 ml Milk
  • 310 ml Cake Flour
  • 5 ml Bicarbonate Soda
  • 1 ml Salt

Sauce:

  • 250 ml Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 30 ml Apricot Jam
  • 30 ml Butter
  • 5 ml Vinegar
  • 125 ml Milk
  • 310 ml Cake Flour
  • 5 ml Bicarbonate Soda
  • 1 ml Salt
  • 250 ml Fresh Cream
  • 125 ml Butter
  • 125ml Brown Sugar
  • 125 ml Water
  • 5 ml Vanilla Essence
  • 30ml Golden Syrup (optional)
  • 4 Star Anise (optional)

    Method

    • step 1

      Heat the oven to 180°C Beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the apricot jam
    • step 2

      Melt butter in a small pot on medium heat and add the vinegar and milk Sift the flour, bicarb and salt together and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Pour into a deep round dish or an ovenproof casserole dish that takes about 2 litres
    • step 3

      Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes until the top is nicely browned
    • step 4

      Sauce: Bring the butter, cream, sugar and water to the boil and simmer, add star anise, vanilla essence and golden syrup and stirring all the time for 5 minutes. Remove from the stove. Pour over the hot baked pudding.
    • step 5

      Be Creative: Use Amarula Cream for Sauce. For Brandy Pudding: add 100 ml chopped Mixed Nuts (Walnuts), 100 ml Dates (Stone and Chopped) and 50 ml Glazed Cherries to the batter. add 100 ml Brandy to the Sauce.
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