Recipe: Black Bottom Cups

These have got to be the best chocolate cupcakes of all time. Creamy cheese filling!
From family friend that I used to babysit for and help with domestic chores when I was a teenager, Paula Mitchell.

Black Bottom Cups

Mix and beat well:

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt

Add in 1 cup chocolate chips and set aside.

Sift together:

1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Add to sifted mixture, and beat until combined:

1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla

Fill small papers (miniature cupcake holders) 1/3 full with chocolate batter. Top each with a heaping tsp of cream cheese mixture.

Bake at 350 degree F. oven for 30-35 minutes. Yields 5 1/2 doz miniature cupcakes.