Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips or 1 cup regular chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar (or more to suit taste)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2-3/4 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line 18 muffin muffin cups with paper liners.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 egg; mix well, stir in chocolate chips; set aside.
• 4 lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup; level off.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• 6 in a small bowl, mix together water, oil, vinegar and vanilla, add in to the flour mixture; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 7 fill prepared muffin cups half full; top each with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture, then sprinkle sugar and chopped nuts on top of the cream cheese.
• 8 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cream cheese mixture is light golden brown.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 refrigerate any leftovers.