Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes (Emily's birthday cupcakes)

• servings: 18 cupcakes

Ingredients

Filling:

1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1/3 c. sugar

1 egg

1/8 tsp. salt

1 c. chocolate chips

1 c. peanut butter chips (or just use more chocolate if you want)

Cupcakes:

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1 c. sugar

1/4 c. baking cocoa

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. water

1/3 c. vegetable oil

1 Tbs. white vinegar

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

In a bowl, beat cream cheese. Add sugar, egg, salt. Mix well. Fold in chips. Set aside. For cupcakes, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix well. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with batter. Top each with 2 Tbs. of cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Notes

"Recipe copied from some cookbook at my mom's house a long time ago," per https://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2007/11/cream-cheese-chocolate-cupcakes.html