Decadent Chocolate Cupcakes

I have been making these cupcakes forever and my family loves them.  They are so good, you can't eat just one.  They are decadent and full of chocolate cream cheesy flavor.  When I make them they don't last a day in my house, like I said you can't eat just one.  They are addictive. They are also a great dessert served up with whipped cream and berries on a pretty plate. I am showing you step by step instructions, it's not hard really, it just looks that way.  It takes about ten minutes to mix it all up.

  The recipe is below.

Start with some ingredients

Stir together flour, baking soda and salt

Beat sugar, oil, egg, vanilla. Then beat in  melted chocolate.

All mixed up

Now for the filling. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt, then fold in the chocolate chips.

Spoon cake batter to half full in each cup.

1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture on top.

Divide remaining batter on top.

Oh so YUMMY!

I could eat the whole plate myself, but I won't.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

For the cupcakes

1 - 12 oz. pkg. of extra dark or semi - sweet chocolate chips, 2 cups (for the cupcakes and the filling).

1 ½ cups of all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ cup sugar

1/3 cup of canola oil

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup of water

Directions for Cupcakes

Melt ¾ cup of the chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir.  Melt for another 30 seconds and stir until all chips are melted.  Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and stir together.  Beat the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.  Beat in the melted chocolate.  Gradually add the flour alternating with the water until all is combined. The cake batter will be on the thin side. Set aside and make the filling.

For Filling

1 - 8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup of sugar

1 large egg

1/4 tsp salt

Directions for Filling

Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt in a small mixing bowl until creamy.  Fold in 1¼ cups of chocolate chips.

Assemble the Cupcakes

Line the cupcake pan with paper liners.  Spoon the chocolate batter to about ½ full in each liner.  Spoon 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture on top of the chocolate batter.  Spoon some of the remaining chocolate batter over the cream cheese of each cupcake. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 -25 minutes or until cupcake springs back when touched.  Remove from oven, flip out of pan, and then turn right side up to cool on wire racks.  Recipe makes 18-21 cupcakes.