Chocolate Beer Kraut Cake

• 2/3 c. butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa
• 2 1/4 c. sifted flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 c. beer
• 2/3 c. rinsed, drained and finely chopped sauerkraut

1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
3. Beat in vanilla.
4. Sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Add egg mixture alternately with beer, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
6. Stir in chopped sauerkraut.
7. (If kraut is mild, don't bother rinsing in water, just drain).
8. Turn into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
9. Bake at 350u0b0 for 40 minutes or until cakes test done.
10. Cool on wire racks.
11. When thoroughly cool, frost with chocolate sour cream frosting by Pillsbury or mocha whipped cream or plain cream.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, unsweetened cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, beer, sauerkraut

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=807395 (may not work)