Recipe
Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa–I used Ghirardelli
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

PREPARATION:

Let cream cheese soften in mixing bowl for at least an hour.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
3. Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the sugar, egg and salt until smooth. Do not overmix.  Fold in chocolate and peanut butter chips; set aside.
4. For cupcakes, in a large bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. Gradually add dry ingredients.
5. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with batter. Top each with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Yields: Approximately 18 cupcakes

1. Very fun cupcakes!!

   1 Posted by Maria | March 21, 2009, 3:46 pm

2. .. I was thinking a peanut butter butter cream or peanut butter cream cheese frosting ..? I am making right now!!

   2 Posted by The CupCake Ladi | April 1, 2009, 9:11 am