Black Bottom Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 12 oz chocolate chips, semisweet
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup cocoa or more to taste
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp dark rum, optional
- 16 oz sour cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 375.
Blend the cream cheese, eggs, sugar and salt together with a wooden spoon. carefully fold in chips. Set aside
Combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Mix in the liquids. Blend thoroughly.
Line muffin cups with cupcake papers. Gill about 3/4 full with batter. Frop about one heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each. Bake about 30 min. or till done. Do not over bake.
