Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

If you love chocolate and cream cheese, you need to try this recipe! The combination in this recipe is so perfect, you'll want to show off your baking creativity with family and guests no matter the occasion. Greta for breakfasts, snack or after dinner dessert! Chocolate lovers will love these tasty treats!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 16 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Filling

  • 2 3 oz packages of cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cake

  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup water
  • confectioners' sugar

Instructions
 

Filling

  • In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, egg & salt
  • Beat until creamy
  • Stir in 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Set aside

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Melt over hot (not boiling) water, choclate chips. Stir until smooth
  • Remove from heat, set aside
  • In large bowl, conbine sugar, vegetable oil, egg & vanilla
  • Beat well
  • Stir in melted chocolate chips
  • Alternate flour, baking soda & salt with water
  • Spoon 1/2 of the cake batter into 16 paper lined cupcake pans
  • Spoon 1 slightly rounded tablespoon of the Filling mixture over cake batter
  • Spoon the remaing cake batter over the Filling
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 23-25 minutes
  • Cool 5 minutes: Remove from pans
  • Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar