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Quirky and (some might say) eccentric, Dave Walters is no stranger to Lowveld circles. He has been the MC for countless events, is a radio talk show host, the head of production at Rise FM, an itinerant bagpipe player and a beer aficionado.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, October is beer fest time, but with current circumstances being what they are, celebrations will be kept to a minimum and the beer might not flow quite as voluminously as we may like. That doesn\u2019t mean we need to abandon the idea altogether, we will just need to scale down a little (in some cases a lot) and bring the Oktoberfest home.<\/p>\n

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Dave Walters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to keep up appearances, and not let anyone set the tone for the new normal for us,\u201d says Dave. \u201cPersonally, I think I will invest in a couple of interesting imported brews, Leffe Blond being a particular favourite, if Belgian, and break out the Schweinebraten, W\u00fcrstl and some Kn\u00f6del, maybe with a touch of sauerkraut,\u201d he muses. \u201cWe shall imbibe with our masks on, we shall drink at a distance, we shall take shots in the fields and in the streets, we shall have Schapps in the hills – we shall be merry, but we will never surrender!\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave\u2019s great love of Guinness recently led him to investigate the makings of a rich and lovely chocolate cake, which he heard about via an old friend. \u201cI\u2019d read reports of this mythical Guinness chocolate cake and assumed it to be something purely from the realms of fiction, but after a few recent attempts at baking, I figured it might well be worth a try,\u201d he says. Adapted from one of Nigella Lawson\u2019s recipes, arguably the queen of decadent desserts, the cake is as dark and delicious as can be expected. \u201cAnd the beauty of it is you don\u2019t need a mixer or any fancy machines; I made this cake entirely by hand. So,\u00a0 gentlemen,\u201d laughs Dave, \u201cget your aprons on, \u2018cause it\u2019s baking time again! It\u2019s easier than you think, will turn out better than you hope, and it\u2019ll make people look at you and go \u2018\u2026 dude \u2026!\u2019 So make a note of this lot and then get yourself off to the shop!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Guinness chocolate cake<\/h5>\n

For the cake<\/strong>
\nYou\u2019ll need<\/em>
\n250ml Guinness (get a bottle \u2013 the stuff in the cans tends to get very bitter); 250g unsalted butter; 75g cocoa; 400g caster sugar; 1x 142ml pot sour cream (odd, they don\u2019t sell 142ml pots in this country; get a 250ml and guess from there); 2 eggs; 1 tbsp real\u00a0 vanilla extract (I used the little bottle of vanilla essence. Not sure how \u201creal\u201d that is. Turned out okay, though.); 275g plain flour; 2 1\/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda<\/p>\n

For the topping<\/strong>
\nYou\u2019ll need<\/em>
\n300g Philadelphia cream cheese (Kraft does a local version. It\u2019s in a silver container; find it in the fridgey\/cheesy section of the supermarket); 150g icing sugar; 125ml double or whipping cream<\/p>\n

What to do<\/em>
\nPreheat your oven to 180\u00baC.
\nYou\u2019ll also want to butter and line a 23cm springform tin. I didn\u2019t have one of those, so I buttered and lined (with wax paper) a bread-baking tin, and my loaf of cake worked out fine for me.
\nNow the fun starts. Grab a large saucepan and pour in the Guinness. Best if you bought an extra one to gently sip while you\u2019re doing this. Add the butter and heat until it melts. Whisk in the sugar and the cocoa. Round about this time you\u2019ll start realising that you\u2019re in the presence of something special.
\nIn a separate bowl, beat the eggs, sour cream and vanilla together and pour into the pan of beery, chocolatey goodness in front of you. About now you should see some faces peering
\naround the kitchen door going \u201cWhat IS that…?\u201d Whisk in the flour and the bicarb; a bit more elbow grease than I anticipated, but hang in there, it\u2019s going to be worth it.
\nYour cake batter is now complete. Get it out of the saucepan before it gets to be too sticky. Put it into your greased, lined pan and get it into the oven where it\u2019ll stay for the next 45 minutes to an hour. The general test is to stick a thin knitting needle into the thickest
\npart of the cake and pull it out. If it makes it out without bits sticking to it, it\u2019s done.
\nTake it out and let it cool completely. The cake is so moist, it\u2019ll be almost impossible to handle unless it\u2019s completely cool.<\/p>\n

The icing is pretty straightforward<\/strong>
\nWhip the cream cheese until it\u2019s smooth and then chuck in the icing sugar.
\nThe correct way of doing it is to sieve it in, but I don\u2019t have one, so I didn\u2019t \u2013 it turned out fine. If you have one of those food processor jobs, you can start with the sugar and beat it till all the lumps are gone before adding the cream cheese.
\nEither way, your next step is to add the cream and to beat it into a spreadable consistency. Use this to ice the top of your cake. It\u2019s designed to add the visual appeal of the head on a pint of Guinness and the taste to offset the deep, dark, delumpsch moistness of the cake.<\/p>\n

Dave\u2019s most recent jaunt into the world of Guinness and chocolate has led him to adapting this marvellous recipe into cupcakes. To make the cupcakes, change the baking time to between 25 and 30 minutes, and only fill the cupcake cases up to the halfway mark.
\nAdorn with grated chocolate and a scrummy cherry. Sit back, enjoy, and let the\u00a0 compliments flow.<\/p>\n

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Photographer: MATTHYS FERREIRA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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