Grandma Gudgel’s Black Bottom Cupcakes

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Description

My husband’s Grandmother used to make these cupcakes every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. They became a family favorite. I was asked this year to make these in honor of her memory. They are very delicious with a nice cream cheese surprise in the center!

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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

Servings: 24

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