Description
These simple chocolate cupcakes feature a delicious chocolate chip cheesecake filling.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
For the filling
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature*
1 large egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 ounces chocolate chips
For sprinkling
2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
Mix the filling ingredients together. Set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Fill each cupcake liner half full. Top with a dollop of cream cheese filling (a heaped tablespoon). Sprinkle the top of each cupcake with sugar .
Bake for 30 – 35 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.
Notes
*Be sure the cream cheese is at room temperature. You should be able to easily mix the filling by hand.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Cakes, Cupcakes
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 194.21
- Sugar: 20.36 g.
- Sodium: 155.86 mg.
- Fat: 7.47 g.
- Saturated Fat: 2.17 g.
- Carbohydrates: 29.74 g.
- Fiber: 0.82 g.
- Protein: 2.38 g.
- Cholesterol: 12.76 g.
Keywords: chocolate, cream cheese