Cheesecake Cupcakes

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened (or low fat)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup nestlÉ® toll house® semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup tollhouse chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar (or splenda sweetener)
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup water
• confectioners' sugar, to sprinkle on top

Recipe

• 1 filling: in a medium bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt; beat until creamy.
• 2 stir in the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and then set aside.
• 3 cake: preheat oven to 350°f.
• 4 melt over hot water (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
• 5 remove from heat and set aside.
• 6 in a small bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
• 7 in a large bowl combine the sugar, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla; beat well.
• 8 stir in melted morsels.
• 9 gradually beat in the flour mixture from the small bowl with water.
• 10 spoon 1/2 of the batter into 16 cupcake foils. spoon a tablespoon of filling over the chocolate batter. spoon the remaining batter on top.
• 11 bake at 350°f for 23-25 minutes.