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Black Bottom Cupcakes (Or Cake)
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Love cheesecake? Love chocolate cake? Now you don't have to pick just one. A chocolate cake layer is topped with a creamy layer of cheesecake, as cupcakes or a Bundt cake.
serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
ingredients
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 2/3 cup sugar
10 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper cups or grease a Bundt pan.
Combine the cream cheese, eggs, and 2/3rds cup sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until well combined. Stir the chocolate chips in by hand.
In another mixing bowl, combine the remaining sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
Add the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Mix by hand or on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
Fill the muffin cups 1/3 full with the chocolate batter. Top each with a dollop of the cream cheese mixture. If using a Bundt pan, fill the bottom of the pan with the chocolate batter then top with the cream cheese mixture, spreading it lightly over the chocolate layer.
Place the pan in the oven and bake at 350 degrees. Bake for 30-35 minutes for cupcakes or 40-45 minutes for a cake.
Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool or turn the cake out from the Bundt pan onto a rack to cool.
nutrition data
224 calories, 12 grams fat, 28 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams protein per cupcake.
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reviews & comments
I can not thank you enough for having this recipe! I use to make this about 30 years ago and it was a big hit every time. I could not find my recipe so I am so glad you had it! I am going to make it for a family reunion. THANK YOU BIG TIME!!!!