Baking

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Dark vinegar chocolate batter with a spoon of sweet cream cheese and chocolate chips dropped in the middle.

A photo of chocolate cupcakes
Photo: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0
Total
35 min
Serves
24
Oven
350°F / 175°C
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups water
  • cups salad oil
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 8 oz cream cheese (for the filling)
  • 1 beaten egg (for the filling)
  • cup sugar (for the filling)
  • pinch salt (for the filling)
  • 1 small pkg chocolate chips (for the filling)
Method
  1. Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, baking soda, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla well.
  2. Pour into cups.
  3. Mix the cream cheese, egg, sugar and pinch of salt together, then add the small package of chocolate chips.
  4. Put 1 tsp of filling in the centre of each cup.
  5. Bake 350 for 20 minutes.

Source: Nan's recipe book

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