Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening; 1 1/2 cups sugar or equivalent of sugar substitute, such as splenda; 3 eggs or equivalent of egg substitute; 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup water; 1 1/4 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup sauerkraut, drained; 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla

Stephanie Goldman @cook_3867977

Burns Flat, Oklahoma

This cake tastes like a chocolate cake for the most part. Texture is similar to a zucchini cake.

Stephanie Goldman @cook_3867977

Burns Flat, Oklahoma

This cake tastes like a chocolate cake for the most part. Texture is similar to a zucchini cake.

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Ingredients

30 mins

15 servings

2/3 cupshortening
1 1/2 cupssugar or equivalent of sugar substitute, such as splenda
3eggs or equivalent of egg substitute
2 1/4 cupsall purpose flour
1/2 cupcocoa powder
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspbaking soda
1/4 tspsalt
1 cupwater
1 1/4 tspvanilla
1/2 cupsauerkraut, drained
8 ozcream cheese, softened
1/4 cupbutter or margarine, softened
2 cupspowdered sugar
1 tspvanilla

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Steps

30 mins

1

Beat shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
2

Combine flour & next 4 ingredients in medium bowl; whisk together. Add to shortening mixture alternately with water, beginning & ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Fold in sauerkraut. Pour batter into a greased 13x9 cake pan.
3

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
4

For Frosting: Beat cream cheese & butter at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended after each addition. Add vanilla. Beat until blended.
5

Spread Frosting on cooled cake. Serve.