Gma T's: Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake

My grandmother, about 2 years ago, gave me her box of recipes. She passed away April 14th, 2015. My goal this year is to get as many of her recipes onto my Cooking Blog so that I can share them with all interested family and friends.

* Copy paper blue ink typed out. Recipe attributed to Thelma Taylor :) 

Ingredients:

2/3 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa
2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 c water
2/3 c rinsed, drained and chopped sauerkraut

Directions:

Cream well the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients. Add alternately with water to egg mixture. Stir in the sauerkraut.Turn into 2 greased and floured 8 inch square or round baking pans. Bake in 350* oven for 30 minutes or until done.

Fill and frost with chocolate whipped cream

Chocolate Whipped Cream {Frosting}

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c whipped cream
2 tsp cocoa
2 tsp powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients together until soft peaks form.
Frost cake. :)

Make it a great one!!
About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Online Schooling Mother of 8 (ages: G15, G14, B12, G9, B8, B4, G3, B9mos). Stepmom of 2. StepMother in law to two, (step) Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. 
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