Chocolate And Key Lime Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed key lime juice
• zest of one key lime

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, beat cream cheese. add key lime juice, zest, sugar, egg, salt. mix well. set aside.
• 2 for cupcakes, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. mix well.
• 3 fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with batter. top each with 2 tbs. of cream cheese mixture and then top with more chocolate batter to cover the cream cheese.
• 4 bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes.
• 5 cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.