Mom’s Special Chocolate Cake. So nice to visit my childhood memories! My mom used to make this all of the time! She would just use a double boiler frosting instead of the cream cheese.
I’m going to have to try it with the cream cheese! Oh what wonderful memories!
Sauerkraut is the surprise ingredient and it makes this cake moist and delicious! If you don’t tell anybody what’s in it they will never know. Tastes kind of like a chocolate coconut cake.
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Mom’s Special Chocolate Cake with With a Surprise Ingredient
Ingredients
2⁄3 cup margarine
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 1⁄4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄2 cup cocoa
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla
2⁄3 cup sauerkraut, well drained and finely chopped
Frosting
1⁄2 cup margarine
6 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
1⁄4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Cake:
Cream the margarine and sugar well. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Sift the dry ingredients. Add to the first mixture alternating with the cup of water. Add vanilla. When well mixed, add sauerkraut.
Bake at 350 degrees in desired pan.
Frosting:
Mix ingredients well. Spread over cooled cake.
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Recipe based on one by derf_diggler
Photo by Bayhill