Black Bottom Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup canola oil
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place paper baking cups in twelve 2 inch muffin pan cups.
• 3 to make the filling: using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, sugar, and egg until smooth.
• 4 fold in the chocolate chips.
• 5 to make the cupcakes: combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• 6 in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the sugar, oil, water and vinegar until combined gradually stir in the dry ingredients.
• 7 fill the prepared muffin cups one third full.
• 8 spoon heaping teaspoonsfuls of the cream cheese mixture onto the chocolate batter in each cup.
• 9 bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops spring back when touched.
• 10 remove from the pan to a wire rack to cool.