Black Bottom Cupcakes aka Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes
Black Bottom Cupcakes
These Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes are rich and so delicious. Chocolate and cream cheese are a match made in heaven!
These cupcakes my friends, are the ultimate holiday indulgence! What’s better than a rich chocolate cupcake with a creamy cream cheese filling?! My mom started making these years ago, and now Christmas just isn’t the same if there aren’t any Black Bottom Cupcakes on the treat plate!
These cupcakes also great because you can make them ahead of time, and keep them in your freezer until you are ready to serve. Just bring them out about an hour or so before you want to devour them! (We actually like them even more when they are a tiny bit cold).
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Ingredients
Step #1: Cream cheese topping
- 1 - 8 oz package cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1/3 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Step #2: Chocolate cupcake batter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Step #1 - Cream cheese topping:
- With an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, egg and sugar. Mix until it is smooth.
- Add the chocolate chips and combine.
- Set aside.
Step #2 - Chocolate cupcake batter:
- Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, soda and salt.
- Combine water, oil, vinegar and vanilla, then add to the dry mixture.
- Mix well, until the batter is smooth.
Step #3: Filling the Muffin Cups & Baking
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a muffin tin with paper muffing cups.
- Fill the muffin cups with the chocolate cupcake batter about 1/3 to 1/2 full.
- Then drop a large spoonful of the cheese mix on top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Notes
(Recipe from the Best of Bridge)
Seriously sooooo good!
And how about some fun?! In honour of keeping it real here, this is what food styling really looks like in my house. For reals.
Have a delicious day!
My daughters will LOVE these!
Love it they look so yummy! Love the keeping real photo too!
Raegan
My Little Blue designs – Etsy
I have never heard of someone else besides me actually making these! But I usually make them for superbowl….that’s our tradition.
Nice photos 🙂
Aren’t they the best?! We love them SO much! Enjoy!
I just made these and they are in the oven! I only made 12. How many do you normally get when you make them? ?
Hi Gwen! I make mine a little bigger than I used to and usually get 15 cupcakes.