Sauerkraut apple cake
Sauerkraut apple cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1, 14 ounce, can sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
- 1 large tart apple
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Cream cheese frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 to 3 tablespoons whipping cream, divided
- 4 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chopped walnuts, optional
Recipe method:
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugars. Set aside.
- Squeeze sauerkraut until dry. Finely chop and add to egg mixture.
- Peel and finely grate apple. Squeeze dry.
- Stir into egg mixture.
- Add oil and walnuts.
- Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
- Stir into egg mixture.
- Line the bottom of two 8 inch round cake pans with wax paper.
- Grease and flour paper and sides of pan.
- Pour batter into pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Cream cheese frosting:
- Beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons cream in a small mixing bowl.
- Add sugar. Beat until fluffy.
- Add orange peel, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Add remaining cream if needed.
- Spread between layers and over entire cake.
- Garnish with chopped walnuts if desired.
- Store in the refrigerator.
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