april fool's cake (chocolate kraut cake )

Name: April Fool's Cake (Chocolate Kraut Cake )
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) well-drained,packed sauerkraut; 2 cup(s) flour, all -purpose; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 stick(s) softened butter or margarine; 1 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3 large eggs; 1 cup(s) lukewarm coffee or water; 2/3 cup(s) semi-sweet choclate chips; ## SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE FROSTING; 1/4 cup(s) unsalted butter; 6 ounce(s) semi-sweet chocoate chips; 1/2 cup(s) sour cream at room temp; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 pinch(es) salt; 3 cup(s) powdered sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) room temp milk or water

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Lori McLain

Denton, TX

Updated on Apr 1, 2013

This is my grandma's recipe for a deliciously moist and fun cake because it has the surprise ingredient of sauerkraut ! You can just dust it with powdered sugar or use the sour cream chocolate frosting....it reminds me of the textureof a good carrot cake.

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Chocolate Kraut Cake ....moist and delicious...deemed the pril Fool's Cake by my grandma !

prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup well-drained,packed sauerkraut
2 cups flour, all -purpose
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick softened butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 large eggs
1 cup lukewarm coffee or water
2/3 cup semi-sweet choclate chips
SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1/4 cup unsalted butter
6 ounces semi-sweet chocoate chips
1/2 cup sour cream at room temp
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch salt
3 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons room temp milk or water

How To Make april fool's cake (chocolate kraut cake )

Step 1

Preheat ocen to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 cake pan with cooking spray. Dust lightly with a little cocoa powder or flour. Chop the kraut nto smaller shreds. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with electric mixer until creamy. Beat in vanilla, then beat in eggs, one at a time. Add the flour mixture alternating with the coffee on low speed until just mixed. Stir in the kraut and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan. Place on center rack of 350 degree oven and bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick in center comes out clean. Remove and cool in the pan.

Step 2

At this point you could simply sift a little powdered sugar on top to serve....or follow frosting recipe :
Step 3

For frosting, melt butter in a medium glass bowl in microwave on high. Add the chocolate chps abd stir until fairly melted. Microwave a few seconds more t melt cocolate completely. Place sour ream in a large bowl, add melted chocolate and vanilla. Using mixer, beat in powdered sugar 1 C at a time until creamy smooth...adding a little milk if needed to thin out.
Step 4

Spread frosting over cooled cake.
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