Sauerkraut Surprise Cake And Sour Cream-Chocolate Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
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
Optional Frosting
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

Preparation

Cake:
In large mixing bowl, cream butter (or margarine)& sugar till light.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add Vanilla.
Sift together flour, baking powder,soda,salt& cocao powder.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition.
Stir in sauerkraut.
Turn into greased& floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven 35-40 minutes.
Cool in pan.
Frost with sour cream-chocolate frosting.
Frosting:
Melt one 6 oz.
package semisweet chocolate pieces& 4 tablespoons butter or margarine over low heat or in the micro.
Remove from heat& blend in 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla& 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar to make spreading.
consistency.
Beat well.
Frost.