Tuesday, May 5, 2009

(Pastry Fairy’s) Black-Bottomed Cupcakes

This is a recipe of my mother’s, and one of my childhood favorites. It is basically a rich chocolate muffin with a center of cream cheese/chocolate chip filling. Delicious! I have reproduced it here exactly as my mom sent it to me when, as a homesick freshman, I requested the recipe.

  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 6 oz. chocolate chips
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp.vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 Tbl. vinegar
  • 1/3 c. vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 c. cocoa powder
  • 1 c. water

Preheat oven to 350 deg.and grease muffin tin(s).

Combine 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/3 c. sugar and 1/8 tsp. salt. Beat well. Stir in 6 oz. chocolate chips. Set aside.

Sift together 1 1/2 c. flour, 1 c. sugar, 1/4 c. cocoa, 1 tsp. baking soda and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add 1 c. water, 1/3 c. oil, 1 Tbl. white vinegar and 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat well.

Fill muffin tin 1/3 full of chocolate mixture, and top with cream cheese/chocolate chip mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees 30-35 minutes.

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