Grandma Gudgel's Black Bottom Cupcakes

• servings: 24 servings

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 egg

⅓ cup white sugar

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup white sugar

¼ cup cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup water

⅓ cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter muffin tins and set aside.

Beat together the cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt. Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Beat until well combined. Batter will be thin.

Fill muffin cups 1/3 full with the chocolate batter. Top each one with a spoonful of cream cheese mixture.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 172 kcal
• Total Fat: 9 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 18 mg
• Sodium: 144 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 22 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 15 g
• Protein: 3 g