Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake is a moist, ultra-moist and sweet chocolate cake topped with a thick and creamy chocolate icing.
PREP TIME : 15 MINS
COOK TIME : 40 MINS
TOTAL TIME : 55 MINS
Ingredients
Cake
- ▢¼ cup (½ stick / 57 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ▢1½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- ▢3 large eggs, room temperature
- ▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ▢2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ▢1 teaspoon baking powder
- ▢1 teaspoon baking soda
- ▢¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ▢½ cup (59 g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- ▢1 cup (250 g) water
- ▢18 ounces sauerkraut, drained and chopped (about 1½ cups)
Frosting
- ▢3 cups (375 g) confectioners’ sugar
- ▢6 tablespoons (44g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- ▢6 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
- ▢3-5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- ▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer, starting on low and increasing to medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Again, mix on low, increasing to medium speed until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
- Alternating between the flour mixture and water three times, add each to the creamed butter and sugar, mixing until incorporated.
- Fold in the drained and chopped sauerkraut.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake 35-40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool before adding the frosting.
Frosting
- In a medium bowl, sift together the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth. Then, alternating between the sugar mixture and heavy whipping cream three times, add each to the creamed butter. (I ended up using all 5 tablespoons of the heavy cream.)
- Blend in vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. If necessary, adjust consistency with more whipping cream or sugar.
- Spread the chocolate frosting over the cooled cake.
Nutrition
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Grandma Jo’s Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 456
