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Chocolate: Kraut Chocolate Cake

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Recipe Introduction

Here's the recipe to use up the rest of that can of sauerkraut from the Grant's Cabin Sauerkraut balls. No one will ever guess...after all it has the magic ingredient...CHOCOLATE!!!.Mike AndersonKIX Country 104 RadioSt. Louis , Missouri 8 oz. Sauerkraut...rinse well with cold water, drain. Puree in a blender or food processor...set aside..
3/4 cup [1 1/2 sticks] butter at room temp.
2 cups sugar. Cream together...add
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla and beat well...

Sift together..
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
...add alternately with 3/4 cup buttermilk, [starting and ending with flour mixture] to butter mixture...
add sauerkraut and
1 cup boiling water...

bake in a greased and floured 9x13 baking pan at 350 degrees for 25 minutes...cool...
frost with your favorite chocolate frosting