minature black bottom cupcakes

minature black bottom cupcakes
Originally uploaded by iushosh.

i made these at work from a recipe that i found in my mother's old temple sisterhood cookbook from 1993. it actually is my mother's recipe and they turned out great!

Cream Cheese Mixture
8oz cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
6oz chocolate chips

Cupcake Mixture
1.5 cup sifted flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup dark Hershey's cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla

in small mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese mixture ingredients. mix chocolate chips in by hand.

in large mixing bowl, blend all the cupcake ingredients and beat well.

line small muffin tins with cupcake papers. place 1 tablespoon choclate mixture in each cup, then top with 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture.

bake in a 350 oven for 25 minutes. make 48 cupcakes.