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Black Bottom Cupcakes – Recipe!

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Cupcakes make great party or holiday treats and are a good replacement for candy this time of year.  These chocolaty personal cakes are baked with flavorful ingredients, including good cocoa powder for an intense deep taste.  The cream cheese topping gives them a crackled finish after baking, and makes them a hit for all ages.

When baking chocolate cupcakes, cocoa powders do vary in taste and color and the more intense or darker varieties tend to have the best flavor.  Valhrona cocoa powder is one of my favorites and you can find it online, however Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder does have good deep rich flavor, and can be easily purchased from most grocery stores.

The combination in these black and white cupcakes tastes like the best combination of chocolate cake and cheesecake in one bite.  The baking preparation is simple because it’s all mixed by hand in two separate bowls, and then spooned into cupcake liners.  I think these cupcakes not only look Spookalicious, but are really good to eat.

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Ingredients

Cream Cheese Topping

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup light brown sugar

5 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup water

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

(Makes 1 Dozen)

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To Prepare:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, egg and sugar with a wooden spoon. Stir mixture until smooth and add chocolate chips.  Set aside.

3.  In a large mixing bowl, add dry ingredients: flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and stir until blended.  Make a well in the center with your hand.

4.  Add wet ingredients: water, oil, vinegar and vanilla and stir until just combined.

5.  Scoop out cupcake batter into paper lined muffin cups evenly.  Add 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture until it just reaches top of cups.

6.  Bake for 23-27 minutes until cream cheese is just lightly browned.  Cool and top with favorite holiday candy for decoration.  Enjoy!

 

 

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