Ingredients

• 2.25 Cups - flour
• 1 tsp - Baking soda
• 2/3 cup - shortening
• 1.5 tsp - Salt
• 1 cup - Beer
• 1 tsp - Baking powder
• 1.5 cup - Sugar
• 3 - Eggs
• 1/2 cup - Cocoa
• 2/3 cup - Sauerkraut (chopped, rinsed, and drained)
• For icing:
• 1 8 oz. - Cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup - Confectionery sugar
• 2 tbsp - Cream
• 1 tsp - Vanilla

How to Make German Surprise Chocolate Cake

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Add beer and add cocoa.
• Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda and powder.
• Add to creamed mixture slowly, until it is mixed.
• Fold in sauerkraut.
• Put into a slightly greased 9 by 15 baking pan.
• Bake for 30 to 45 mins at 375 degrees F.
• Mix cream cheese, cream and vanilla.
• Add sugar slowly.
• Spread over the cake top.