Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

filling:

1 egg

8 oz. cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1/8 tsp. salt

12 oz. mini chocolate chips, semi-sweet (optional) Preparation -
Beat the eggs, cream cheese, sugar and salt together. Add the chocolate chips, if using, mix well, and set aside.

batter:

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cups water

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 T. vinegar

1 tsp. vanillaPreparation -
Mix all the dry ingredients together. In another bowl, mix the water, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla together. Mix with an electric mixer at until well blended. Add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients and mix at medium speed for about two minutes. Line 2 cupcake pans with paper liners. Fill each cup about 1/3 to 1/2 full with the chocolate batter. Top each with a heaping teaspoon full of the cream cheese filling. Bake in a preheated oven at 350º for 25 to 30 minutes.

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	Allyson Elizabeth D´Angelo BellaOnline's Home Cooking Editor