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Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes

SUBMITTED BY: Kellygurll      PHOTO BY: missy

"Rich chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese and chocolate chip center. Also known as Black Bottom Cupcakes."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  25 Min
READY IN  55 Min
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Original recipe yield: 24 cupcakes
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  •  
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 2 cups sugar, cocoa, 1 teaspoon salt and baking soda. Stir in oil, water, vinegar and vanilla until blended. Pour mixture into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
  3. To make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, egg, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt until light and fluffy. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop a heaping teaspoonful of the cream cheese mixture into each cupcake. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Allow to cool.
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Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2007 by ALYSSAM
Delicious! Make sure you let them sit overnight. Fresh out of the oven doesn't taste too great.

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Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2007 by Heather H.
I have made many recipes from AllRecipes, many of them good or great, but this is the first spectacular enough to rate. I will never make cupcakes the "old" way again. The filling is out-of-this world -- the slight tang of the cream cheese contrasts so nicely with the rich chocolate of the cupcake and the chocolate chips make it extra special. I did cheat a bit -- I used a mix for the cupcakes, but you'd never know with the great filling! By the way, this works equally well as a swirl-style filling for cake. Just dollop the filling on top of the batter in the pan and use a knife to swirl it in. Mmmmmm, it's so delicious and so easy! I make the filling right in the same bowl as the cake mix -- just pour the cake mix into your cupcake pan or cake pan, throw the filling ingredients into the bowl, give it a quick mix, and dollop onto the cupcakes or cake. So easy. Definitely try this filling!

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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2007 by drbrinkster
These cupcakes were awesome. I didn't think they needed anything to make them sweeter. The ONLY thing I would do different would be to fill the cupcakes only 1/3 of the way, then put the dollop of cream cheese mix and then top with the other 1/3 of the cupcake mix. Then it would truely be a "surprise."

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Recipe Submitter:

Kellygurll
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Home Town: Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada
Living In: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 24

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 265

  • Total Fat: 12g
  • Cholesterol: 19mg
  • Sodium: 259mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.4g
  • Protein: 3.2g

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