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Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. Cheesecake Filling:

  2. 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

  3. 1/3 cup granulated white sugar

  4. 1 large egg

  5. Cupcake Batter:

  6. 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  7. 1 cup granulated white sugar

  8. 1/3 cup unsweetened extra-dark cocoa or Dutch cocoa powder

  9. 1 teaspoon baking soda ( not baking powder )

  10. 1 teaspoon salt

  11. 3/4 cup milk or water

  12. 1/3 cup vegetable oil

  13. 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar

  14. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  15. 6 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips (about 1 cup)

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini-muffin tins with paper liners.

  2. In a small bowl, blend cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar until smooth. Add egg, beating just until combined. Set aside.

  3. In a nonreactive large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa , baking soda , and salt.

  4. Stir in milk or water, vegetable oil, cider vinegar , and vanilla . Beat until smooth.

  5. Fill paper-lined cups about 1/3 full. Top each with about a half teaspoon cream cheese mixture. Press 4 to 5 chocolate chips into cheesecake filling on each cupcake.

  6. Bake in center of oven 14 minutes, or until firm. Cheese filling may still be a bit soft but will firm up.

  7. Cool completely before serving.

  8. Yield: about 60 mini-cupcakes For standard cupcakes:

  9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 standard muffin cups with paper liners. Prepare filling and batter as above. Fill paper-lined cups about 1/2 full. Top each with about 1 Tablespoon of cheesecake mixture. Press 8 to 10 chocolate chips into cheesecake mixture on each cupcake. Bake in center of oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until firm.

  10. Yield: 24 cupcakes Photo © 2012 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.

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