Name: Sauerkraut Surprise Cake
Yield: 14
Ingredients: Butter - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Eggs - 3; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ½ cup; Water - 1 cup; Drained and chopped sauerkraut - 1 cup; Semisweet chocolate chips - 16 ounces; Butter - 4 tablespoons; Sour cream - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 2 ¾ cups

Ingredients for - Sauerkraut Surprise Cake

1. Butter ½ cup

2. White sugar 1 ½ cups

3. Eggs 3

4. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

5. All-purpose flour 2 cups

6. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

7. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup

10. Water 1 cup

11. Drained and chopped sauerkraut 1 cup

12. Semisweet chocolate chips 16 ounces

13. Butter 4 tablespoons

14. Sour cream ½ cup

15. Confectioners' sugar 2 ¾ cups

How to cook deliciously - Sauerkraut Surprise Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch cake pan.

2 . Stage

In a large mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter or margarine and sugar until light. Beat in eggs, one at a time; add 1 teaspoon vanilla.

3 . Stage

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt and cocoa powder. Add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition. Stir in sauerkraut. Pour batter into prepared pan.

4 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in pan. Frost with Sour cream Chocolate Frosting. Cut into squares to serve.

5 . Stage

To Make Sour cream Chocolate Frosting: Melt the semi-sweet chocolate pieces and 4 T butter or margarine over low heat. Remove from heat. Blend in the sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar to make spreading consistency. Beat well. Spread over cooled cake.