Sauerkraut Surprise Cake And Sour Cream-chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sauerkraut, drained,rinsed,& finely snipped
• 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2-2 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 in large mixing bowl, cream butter (or margarine)& sugar till light.
• 3 beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 4 add vanilla.
• 5 sift together flour, baking powder,soda,salt& cocao powder.
• 6 add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition.
• 7 stir in sauerkraut.
• 8 turn into greased& floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• 9 bake in 350° oven 35-40 minutes.
• 10 cool in pan.
• 11 frost with sour cream-chocolate frosting.
• 12 frosting:.
• 13 melt one 6 oz.
• 14 package semisweet chocolate pieces& 4 tablespoons butter or margarine over low heat or in the micro.
• 15 remove from heat& blend in 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla& 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• 16 gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar to make spreading.
• 17 consistency.
• 18 beat well.
• 19 frost.