Ingredients

  • For the pudding
  • 250 g sugar
  • 15 g soft butter
  • 1 egg
  • 60 ml smooth apricot jam
  • 250 g self-raising flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 250 ml milk
  • 2 teaspoons vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • For the sauce
  • 250 ml evaporated milk
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 125 g demerara sugar
  • 60 ml hot water
  • For the Amarula cream
  • 100 ml Amarula cream liqueur
  • 150 ml whipping cream

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.
  • Butter a baking dish thoroughly.
  • To make the pudding; beat together the sugar and butter until smooth, light and fluffy, then add the egg and the jam beating until pale.
  • Sift together the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda
  • Mix together the milk, vinegar and vanilla extract.
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Then add the milk mixture a little at a time and stir together.
  • Pour into the buttered baking dish and cover lightly with buttered foil.
  • Bake for approx 35-45 minutes until firm.
  • To make the sauce; combine the evaporated milk, butter, demerara sugar and hot water in a pan. Heat, stirring continuously until the butter melts and the sugar has dissolved.
  • To make the Amarula cream; lightly whisk the whipping cream and then add the Amarula cream liqueur.
  • To serve; pour the sauce over the hot pudding and serve with the Amarula cream.