Chocolate Muffins are my family’s all time favorite dessert, comfort food at it’s best. This chocolate cupcake is great for bake-sales or care packages or birthday parties. It’s a no-fail recipe of rich chocolate with a cheesecake and chocolate chip filling. These can’t be beat.

This recipe for Chocolate Muffins, came from my college roommate’s mom. She would mail them to her and Debbie would generously share them with us. I was lucky enough that her mom shared the recipe with me and now I have been making them for 30 some years. I especially like them because they are perfect without frosting. While more of a cupcake than a muffin, the original name has always stuck in our house. They are super moist and the cheesecake filling with chocolate chips makes these my all time favorite.

What ingredients do you need for chocolate cupcakes

You probably have most of the ingredients for these in your pantry. It calls for the basics, flour, sugar, baking soda, vanilla and an egg and then a few extras. You will need white vinegar, cocoa powder, cream cheese and chocolate chips. Cupcake liners are handy but you can get by without them.

How do you make homemade Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Step 1: Whisk your dry ingredients together.

Step 2: Combine water, oil and vanilla and pour it into the dry ingredients whisking until just smooth.

Step 3: With a hand mixer, combine cream cheese, egg and sugar and add chocolate chips.

Step 4: Add chocolate mixture to muffin tins and top with a spoonful of cream cheese mixture and bake.

They are perfect for taking to school parties or soccer games and great to ship off to a college student. You can’t really mess these up. It’s nice to have a recipe that you know will turn out great even if you’re having a bad baking day or making them last minute.

Can you make these in mini muffin tins

Chocolate Muffins are perfect made in a miniature muffin tin. If making them mini, try using miniature chocolate chips so you get some chocolate chips in each one. I actually prefer them in mini muffin tins because you can just grab one for a little indulgence.

Can you freeze chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese filling

Chocolate and cream cheese both freeze perfectly. The mini ones don’t take long to thaw at all if you need a pick me up in the afternoon. When I ship these, I freeze them first and place them in a plastic container for shipping.

So credit goes to Debbie Hudgins’ mom for this Curry family favorite.

In the mood for more CUPCAKES

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Or try a stuff cupcake with Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

MORE CHOCOLATE recipes

Try some easy S’more Bars for a chocolate rice cereal treat

Is it the holidays, then try Peppermint Fudge

Need a decadent dessert, you’ll love Flourless Chocolate Cake

Or throw together a batch of Cookie Dough Brownies