Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Swirl Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat over to 350°f line 24 regular-size muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• 2 in medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and the cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 3 beat in egg.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips; set aside.
• 5 in large bowl, beat remaining ingredients on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 6 beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 7 reserve 1 1/2 cups batter.
• 8 fill each muffin cup 1/3 bull (1 rounded tablespoon) with batter. spoon 1 tbsp cream cheese mixture onto batter in each cup.
• 9 top each with reserved batter (1/2 rounded tablespoon).
• 10 bake 30 - 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.