Black Bottom Cupcakes
- Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 package (8-oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill muffin tins with 18 baking cups.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, 1 cup sugar and cocoa. Make a well in the center; set aside.
Combine water, oil, vinegar and vanilla in a separate bowl; pour into the well in the center of dry ingredients; stir well. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.
Combine softened cream cheese, egg, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Mix by hand or with an electric mixer until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips by hand. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of cream cheese mixture over the chocolate batter in each muffin cup and bake for 20 minutes, or until set.
Yield: 18 cupcakes