Steps to Prepare Favorite Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

You can cook Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Prepare 2/3 cup of shortening.
2. You need 1 1/2 cups of sugar or equivalent of sugar substitute, such as splenda.
3. It's 3 of eggs or equivalent of egg substitute.
4. It's 2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour.
5. Prepare 1/2 cup of cocoa powder.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
7. It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
9. You need 1 cup of water.
10. You need 1 1/4 tsp of vanilla.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of sauerkraut, drained.
12. You need 8 oz of cream cheese, softened.
13. Prepare 1/4 cup of butter or margarine, softened.
14. Prepare 2 cups of powdered sugar.
15. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.

Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting step by step

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..