Sauerkraut Surprise Cake And Sour Cream-Chocolate Frosting

• 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

1. Cake:
2. In large mixing bowl, cream butter (or margarine)& sugar till light.
3. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
4. Add Vanilla.
5. Sift together flour, baking powder,soda,salt& cocao powder.
6. Add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition.
7. Stir in sauerkraut.
8. Turn into greased& floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
9. Bake in 350u0b0 oven 35-40 minutes.
10. Cool in pan.
11. Frost with sour cream-chocolate frosting.
12. Frosting:
13. Melt one 6 oz.
14. package semisweet chocolate pieces& 4 tablespoons butter or margarine over low heat or in the micro.
15. Remove from heat& blend in 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla& 1/4 teaspoon salt.
16. Gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar to make spreading.
17. consistency.
18. Beat well.
19. Frost.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sauerkraut-surprise-cake-and-sour-cream-chocolate-frosting-101113 (may not work)