Hidden Treasure Cupcakes
My Grandmother's Recipe for Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes with Chocolate Chips
Servings 30 Cupcakes
Calories 175kcal
Cost $5
Equipment
- Cupcake pans
- Cupcake cups
Ingredients
Cupcake Batter
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup Cocoa
- 2 cups Water
- 1 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz Cream Cheese Softened
- 1 each Egg
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips
- 1 pinch Salt
Chopped Nuts & Sugar Topping
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3/4 cup Pecans or Walnuts
Instructions
- Make Cream Cheese Filling:
- Beat softened cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt until smooth.
- Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.
- Make Chopped Nuts and Sugar Topping:
- Add sugar and nuts to bowl of food processor and pulse briefly until desired texture is achieved. Alternatively, you can chop the nuts with a knife and stir into the sugar. Set aside.
- Make Cupcake Batter:
- In another bowl, combine dry ingredients.
- Add liquid ingredients until mixture is smooth. It will be very loose for cupcake batter.
- Fill paper-lined cupcake tins one-half full, about 1/4 cup of cupcake batter.
- Put one level tablespoon of filling mixture into the center of each cupcake.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts and sugar over top of cupcakes before baking.
- Bake at 350°F for 20-30 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg