Cream cheese chocolate cupcakes
I made this recipe recently and thought I'd share. I'm not a huge frosting fan, and I do love easy recipes, so this is the perfect rich and decadent cupcake to make, in my mind.
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
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. Makes 18.
(Recipe copied from some cookbook at my mom's house a long time ago.)
69 comments:
Yum! And I just happen to have all those ingredients in the house.
these look amazing! especially since i'm not a big Frosting Girl either....
Somebody in my family must have the same cookbook. These are awesome! Great dinner party desert. You know, easy to carry, but still adult.
Oooh...these are definitely going on my "gotta try" list!
Oh my!
Really? I don't remember seeing anything like that in my cookbooks! (But that doesn't mean it isn't there.)
They look wonderful! I'm drooling!!!
Mmmmmmmum
in elementary school, rebecca's mom used to make these for her every year, and i was so jealous! i thought that the fact that they didn't have frosting was so cool and sophisticated.
i'm going to make them for me and my really, really cool girlfriends :)
These are definitely going into the recipe files (I cannot believe I just wrote that); my friends are going to love them on Friday (I can't believe I just wrote THAT, either...*dry laugh*).
You are SO domestic sometimes. You can tell your friends you bought them. It's okay. :) I won't tell.
they seem delicious. thanks.
ooh, those look lovely! The cake part has the same base as a sourdough chocolate cake I make, and I just so happen to have a block of cream cheese needing a purpose in life...
Ohh.. these are a family favorite, but we've always cheated and just used a chocolate cake mix... then the topping, but never with peanut butter chips... just chocolate...
i rarely have cream cheese on hand but these look like a trip to the store is necessary! yum!!
Oh, I just made these using this recipe
http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/06/pot-bellies-black-bottoms
Yummy!
Printing now... they look delish!
Oh my gosh! Those look heavenly!! I love anything with cream cheese in it or on it. YuM!
These look AWESOME...thank you for the recipe...laura d.
Yummy!! Jess, I am so hungry!
How cool to see this- we have always called them Black Bottom Cupcakes- and they are always a hit. Yum!
I made these today for a special treat for my family! They were a hit. I am sure they will be made many many more times in this house. Thanks for sharing!
My mouth is watering. I can't wait to try these!
mmmmm I have to make these now.
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its lunchtime over here in Dublin, i would love some of those, i bought a digital kitchen scale yesterday as i always mess everything up with worng measures ..i will try this !
Oh yum, my favorites, chocolate and cream cheese and their together. I can't wait to make these tonight, hopefully your brother will help me eat them.
I'm certain he won't mind. :)
This sounds delicious. I posted about it on my blog. {http://midwestmoderngirl.typepad.com/} Thanks so much!
thanks for posting this! i'm in a baking mood... i think i'll make these tonight, they look delicious!
Bittycakes
OMG those look so delish :) I jsut posted about this on my blog. http://momwithascatteredmind.blogspot.com/ Man I'm gonna have to try these as soon as possible.
In my family we always called these "Black Bottom Cupcakes" or just Black-bottoms for short!
Every year I make them in my mini-muffin pans and give them out as gifts. I also add a little extra cream cheese filling to mine! Yours look amazing!!!
Oh yum.
I asked my husband to give me one excuse why we are not making this tomorrow, and he came up with nothing (even the fact that we have NONE of the ingredients at home at the time was not given as an excuse, and he's a Master of excuses)... I guess, I have to run to the store in the morning.
guYUMMO!!!!! Need I say more...
Jodie
simply delightful!!! really like ur blog... thrs so much to learn here... :)
Oh these just sound so gorgeous! Im on a diet though so will keep this recipe safe for another time. Thanks for sharing
My aunt has been making these for years, also known in my family as "black-bottom cupcakes". And I always thought she invented the recipe! (I did notice at least one variation, though - my recipe calls specifically for apple cider vinegar.)
I love that the cream cheese makes a sort of sink-hole in them. And the chewy/crunchiness of the choc chips after they've been baked in. I make them here in Australia for charity bakesales, and people are always impressed.
oh my goodness, those look absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!! i have to try this recipe. thank you so much for posting this.
mmmmmm . . . these are my all time favorite cupcakes!! this is what i used to bring to school for my birthday in grade school!! yummy!! they are so yummy reheated in the microwave for a few seconds!!!
I made these this evening because the recipe sounded so simply awesome. I forgot the chocolate chips, though, (oops!) and they were still fantastic—and so easy. Thanks for posting this! I will totally make them again.
My mother-in-law gave me this recipe years ago and they are always a hit to take places, like school or work. I'm not as dedicated as you, though...I use Betty C's devil's food cake mix & no pb chips. I'll have to try your version!
oyu brought back memories of my birthdays as a kid. My mom always made these for me!!
Oh my freaking goodness. I just made your recipe. I'm currently blissed out on chocolaty goodness. You're my biggest hero right now, let me tell you. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
update - we made the cupcakes today. they were extreemly easy to make (for a newbie), they came out perfect. and so delisiously gooey (they did not look like a picture, though, they had a perfect smooth top)
I'm glad they turned out well for you guys!
i made this this weekend, had people over for dinner and served them for dessert. they were a big hit, and now the office crew is enjoying the few that were left! these rock! seriously!
You know what would be good in this recipe? Dare I say it? ORANGE, specifically orange zest or a few drops of orange oil added to the filling. (But if used, I'd leave out the peanut butter chips.) I once added peppermint oil to brownies and that was a big hit, too.
Also, for the vegetable oil (which generally means corn oil), I recommend coconut oil!
I'm not into frosting either -- nice to see someone freely admit that on her blog.
well i did indeed try these but i had no muffin tins so i used an 8x8 pan and cooked them for 45 minutes. perfect! they are delicious and the recipe is very easy. i do not like frosting either and the cream cheese is a wonderful 'substitute'. thank you for the recipe!!
I made this with two alterations: butter instead of oil, and mint chocolate chips instead of plain/peanut butter.
YUMMAY.
Nice.
holy cow. they're in the oven and smell sooooo good! and the batter and raw frosting tasted GREAT! (salmonella be damned!) i have a batch of regular-size for the adults (read: ME!) and a batch of minis for the kids.
Mmm, sounds great! They're even better the next day, or after they cool off, oddly enough. Enjoy!
I made these and they were delicious!
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Yay! They look yummy.
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hi,
I tried this recipe last week and took them to a friends gathering, they loved it. One of my friends is a blogger and she wants to put them on her blog( she will refer to your blog, of course)
Just, wanted to thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Best,
No problem!
I found your recipe while searching the web for a new chocolate dessert. Served these cupcakes at a dinner party for some choc-o-holic friends and they were a big hit. Extremely easy and very tasty. Thanks so much!
I just made these for a dinner party and they were a HUGE hit (especially with champagne!). Thanks for sharing!
I've made these several times now and they're delicious! Thanks! In the summer I've also made them with fresh blueberries in the cheesecakey bit instead of chocolate chips and was very pleased with the results.
One question: I'm living in the UK now, and the fairy cake tins are, sadly, too shallow to make these properly. Do you think it would work out as a sheet cake?
Um, I think so? Can't hurt to try!
thanks!! super-yum! I made these as mini-cupcakes for my brother's wedding a few days ago, huge hit!!! A friend of mine loved it so much he ate part of the papercup... haha. I baked them for 20 mins instead of 25 as they were mini. You can substitute half of the water with milk for an even richer chocolate, but will only yield 12-14 regular sized cupcakes. Have been asked for the recipe so sending ppl over to your site...
No eggs in the chocolate part? Only in the cheesecake part? Is that correct?
I made these last night, they were delicious. I will not admit how many I've eaten but I will say
that they make a delicious breakfast!
Thanks so much for the recipe.
Woah! This is an old old recipe I got from my Grandma, it may be slightly different though. They were called farm cakes, it's weirding me out to see these!
we call these black bottom cupcakes...only the recipe I have you sprinkle the top with sugar and nuts if you prefer. Love them!
We have maded these for years we call them Black Bottem Cupcakes and they are a staple for our Christmas Baking... However we make them as mini cupcakes we find the the cream cheese filling can be two much of a good deal & over power the cake...Also they can be topped with chopped walmuts & sugar mixture.
I just tried to make these and they didnt turn out at all. I usually have no problem baking but they basically blew up in my oven.. an awful mess.. anyone know what happened?
Maybe the cups were filled too full? Maybe use less topping? I think I have some left over usually.
I made these and they looked horrible. They tasted delicious just were not very presentable
Do they need to be refrigerated, if not all of them are not eaten the day they are bakd
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