Black Bottom Cupcakes

These happen to be my favorite cupcake! I love cream cheese frosting, chocolate chips and chocolate cake! Well this recipe combines all of those yummy ingredients to create a mouthwatering treat. The middle of the cupcake has a surprise of cream cheese and chocolate chips. I like to add toffee bits to the cream cheese filling sometimes for an added crunch and flavor. The cake is moist the frosting sweet and the middle, divine!! I haven't meet anyone who hasn't loved this cupcake!

Black Bottom Cupcake

McCain Family Favorite

Batter

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup cocoa

2 tsp baking powder

2 cups water

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

2/3 cup oil

Mix until well blended.

Filling

8 oz cream cheese

1/2 sugar

1 egg

2 cups chocolate chips

1/4 cup toffee bits (optional)

Mix well.

Add 1 Tbsp of batter to the bottom of the cupcake holder. Add 1 Tbsp of filling to that. Then fill the cupcake holder, almost to the top with batter.

Bake @ 350 for 20 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 stick butter, softened

8 oz of cream cheese, softened

1 tsp vanilla

4 1/3 cups powdered sugar

1/8 cup milk

Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla and sugar. Add milk until creamy.

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