Sauerkraut Cake Without Eggs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup Crisco shortening, butter flavored
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup water
2/3 cup sauerkraut, drained, cut in small pieces
Pam cooking spray

Preparation

Cream sugar, butter,crisco and vanilla together in a large bowl.
Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Add dry ingredients and water alternately in small amounts and mix into the creamed mixture.
Add the cut sauerkraut and blend well.
Spray Pam in two round cake pans.
Preheat oven 350*.
Spread batter in the two pans.
Bake 30 minutes until edges come away from the sides of the pans and the top springs back when gently touched.
Cool in the pans on racks.
Frost the two layers with cream cheese frosting or whipped cream.
It is great with ice cream also.