Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes

The surprise is the cream cheese & chocolate chip 

filled center. Part chocolate cupcake, part
cheesecake with chocolate chips.
Two bites of heaven in one.

Fair warning! These are sooo good you'll eat
too many. OK, maybe that's just me.
These can also be frozen. 

These are cake-mix easy. 

 Mix the cake mix following the box directions.
Set aside. Mix the filling in a medium bowl.

 Fill the lined cupcake pan with 2/3 cake batter
and drop a heaping teaspoonful of filling in
the center. Bake @350º for 22 minutes.

 Remove from pan and let cool.

 Mix up the chocolate frosting.

Frost!

Sample the goods! Have two!

I like to eat one while it's still a bit warm.

I refrigerate any left over that day and

bring them to room temperature before

eating. Larry on the other hand likes them

 cold. Crazy, right?

Here's a good tip if you want to bring one 

to a friend. Use a plastic cup inverted 

onto it's lid. 

Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes

1 box dark chocolate cake mix

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/3 C sugar

1 egg

pinch salt

1 C chocolate chips

Prepare cake mix according to directions on the

 box. Set aside. Line cupcake pan with cupcake

 papers. In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese 

with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg 

and pinch of salt. Stir in the chocolate chips.  

Fill each cupcake 2/3 full with batter. 

Drop one heaping teaspoon of cream cheese

 mixture into the center of each cupcake. Bake at

 350º for 20-25 minutes, 22 works for me.

Remove and let cool then frost. 

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

1/2 stick butter, softened

1/3 C cocoa

2 C powdered sugar

1 t vanilla

4 T milk

Combine and beat until smooth.

Enjoy!

more cupcakes here

Links:Dwellings, A Stroll Thru Life,

Confessions Of A Plate Addict,

Coastal Charm, Domestically Speaking,
Savvy Southern Style, Rattlebridge Farm,
Between Naps On The Porch