Secret Ingredient Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, granulated
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup bick's wine-cured sauerkraut, rinsed, drained, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour two eight inch round layer cake pans.
• 2 combine first 5 ingredients. mix well.
• 3 in a separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 4 add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with water, making 3 dry and two liquid additions, combining lightly after each . stir in sauerkraut.
• 5 spread batter evenly in prepared pans. bake in preheated oven for 35-40 pans. bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans to wire rack. cool completely. fill and frost as desired.