Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes are my family’s all time favorite dessert, comfort food at it’s best. These indulgent chocolate cupcakes are great for bake-sales, care packages or birthday parties. No frosting needed.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18
Prep Time: 20minutes
Cook Time: 25minutes
Total Time: 45minutes
Ingredients
1½cupflour
1cupsugar
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonsoda
½teaspoonsalt
1cupwater
¼cupoil
1tablespoonwhite vinegar
1teaspoonvanilla
8ozcream cheese(softened to room temperature)
1egg
6ozchocolate chips
⅓cupsugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º. Line or spray 18 muffin tins.
Chocolate Batter Instructions
Whisk together flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
Blend water, oil, vinegar and vanilla and pour into the well of the dry ingredients. Whisk until smooth and spoon into muffins tins.
Cream Cheese Filling Instructions
Beat cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, and egg with an electric mixer. Stir in the chocolate chips. Spoon on top of the cupcakes.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Makes 18 cupcakes or 60 mini cupcakes. If making mini cupcakes, bake for about 12-15 minutes and use mini chocolate chips.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
These freeze well and can be shipped unless it's really hot outside.
Muffin liners aren't required but certainly help with clean up.
If making mini cupcakes, use mini chocolate chips and about 1 teaspoon of filling per cupcake.