Grandma Gudgel's Black Bottom Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 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.