Grandma Gudgel's Black Bottom Cupcakes

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

A dollop of a rich cream cheese and chocolate chip batter is baked into the center of each of these deliciously moist chocolate cupcakes.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter muffin tins and set aside.
2 Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.
3 Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Beat until well combined and smooth. Batter will be thin.
4 Fill muffin cups 1/3 full with the chocolate batter. Top each one with a spoonful of cream cheese mixture.
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes.