Black Bottom Cupcakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 butter muffin pan.
• 3 in your food processor or electric mixer beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• 4 add the sugar, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until creamy and smooth.
• 5 in a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 6 in a separate bowl mix the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract.
• 7 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and stir in the wet ingredients until nice and smooth.
• 8 evenly divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups.
• 9 then spoon a few tablespoons of the cream cheese filling into the center of each cupcake.
• 10 bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the chocolate part of the cupcake will come out clean.
• 11 remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.