German Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake

The sauerkraut cannot be tasted; you think you're eating coconut!

• Calories: 291 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅔ cup butter
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
• ⅔ cup drained and chopped sauerkraut

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch pans, round or square.

Step 2

Thoroughly cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

Step 3

Sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt, and add alternately with water to egg mixture. Stir in the sauerkraut. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Frost with your favorite chocolate or white frosting.