Black Bottom Cupcakes

You know what? I just don't love cupcakes or cake. At all. But they are fun to make and decorate cute! If you do like cake, I'm sure this recipe is just fabulous!

Cream Cheese Filling:

8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 (6-oz) pkg semisweet chocolate chips

Cupcake Batter:

1 ½ c. sifted flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp soda
¼ c. cocoa
½ tsp salt
1 c. water
1/3 c. oil
1 T. vinegar
1 tsp vanilla

Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt in a bowl. Stir in chocolate chips (mini sized is best!). Set aside. Beat all remaining ingredients until blended. Fill cupcakes liners 1/3 full. (Yes, that's right - use cupcake liners! With the rich centers they are likely to fall apart after baking if you try to extract them from the tin without liners.) Top each with a heaping spoonful of cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 1 ½ dozen.

Recipe from: The Sister's Cafe