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Secret Ingredient Chocolate Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 12
This is an amazingly moist cake thanks to a surprising ingredient: sauerkraut!! But don't worry, you can't taste the sauerkraut. This is a chocolate lover's cake... and a can't wait dessert that's sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar, granulated
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup water
3/4 cup bick's wine-cured sauerkraut, rinsed, drained, finely chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour two eight inch round layer cake pans.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients. Mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with water, making 3 dry and two liquid additions, combining lightly after each . Stir in sauerkraut.
5. Spread batter evenly in prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 pans. Bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely. Fill and frost as desired.
By RecipeOfHealth.com