Black Bottom Cupcakes
These chocolate cupcakes are topped with a sweet cream cheese layer before they are baked.
Difficulty: Easy
Hands-on: 20 minutesTotal: 50 minutes
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2⅓ cups sugar, divided
- 1 large egg
- 1⅛ tsp. salt, divided
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 cups cold water
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp. distilled vinegar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, egg, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- Combine the flour, 2 cups sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl.
- In a pitcher combine the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whip with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin.
- Top each cupcake with 1–2 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling.
- Bake for 28 minutes. Cool in the pan before serving.
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 440 |
| Total Fat | 20g |
| Saturated Fat | 5g |
| Cholesterol | 35mg |
| Sodium | 500mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 64g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g |
| Sugars | 41g |
| Protein | 5g |
Recipe Information
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2⅓ cups sugar, divided
- 1 large egg
- 1⅛ tsp. salt, divided
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 cups cold water
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp. distilled vinegar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, egg, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- Combine the flour, 2 cups sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl.
- In a pitcher combine the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whip with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin.
- Top each cupcake with 1–2 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling.
- Bake for 28 minutes. Cool in the pan before serving.
Nutrition Information
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 440 |
| Total Fat | 20g |
| Saturated Fat | 5g |
| Cholesterol | 35mg |
| Sodium | 500mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 64g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g |
| Sugars | 41g |
| Protein | 5g |